DVD: "A Chinatown Banquet"
Description:
A Chinatown Banquet is an artful series of documentary video shorts featuring interviews with over 70 members of the Chinatown community. Based on the metaphor of a Chinese banquet, each video serves up a different taste of the history, culture, and contemporary issues in one of Boston’s most vibrant neighborhoods. Layers of personal recollections, quotes, old video footage and photographs offer an unprecedented look at the history and prospects of an evolving community. The pieces address a wide range of topics, including gentrification, youth culture, the refugee experience, and the widespread Chinatown activity of bootlegging alcohol during Prohibition.
A Chinatown Banquet is an artful series of documentary video shorts featuring interviews with over 70 members of the Chinatown community. Based on the metaphor of a Chinese banquet, each video serves up a different taste of the history, culture, and contemporary issues in one of Boston’s most vibrant neighborhoods. Layers of personal recollections, quotes, old video footage and photographs offer an unprecedented look at the history and prospects of an evolving community. The pieces address a wide range of topics, including gentrification, youth culture, the refugee experience, and the widespread Chinatown activity of bootlegging alcohol during Prohibition.
