Finding Cleveland is an award-winning documentary 13-minute short film that uncovers the seldom told history of the early Chinese immigrants in the Mississippi Delta during the time of segregation. The film takes the audience on an emotional journey filled with amazing discoveries as seen through the eyes of Charles Chiu and his family as they take a trip to Cleveland, Mississippi to visit the gravesite of Charles’ father, KC Lou. In less than 48 hours, Charles has many surprising encounters with the local townspeople, who help fill in some blanks about the father he never knew.
Please visit FarEastDeepSouth.com for the latest updates and to learn more about The Chiu family and other Chinese families in Mississippi in the Jim Crow era and Chinese Exclusion Act. Far East Deep South is the 76-minute expanded story first introduced in Finding Cleveland about the Chiu family’s search for their roots that led them to Mississippi. Far East Deep South is available to view online via PBS Passport and Kanopy. You can also catch a live film screening in a city near you.
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Finding Cleveland Experience General Promo (90 sec) from Finding Cleveland on Vimeo.
LATEST NEWS
Watch Far East Deep South on World Channel PBS
Our sister sequel, Far East Deep South, has its broadcast premiere on May 4th, 2021 on World Channel's series "America ...
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Watch Finding Cleveland on CrossingsTV starting June 3
We're excited to announce our film will have its broadcast premiere on CrossingsTV June 3, 2021! Tune into CrossingsTV’s #AAPI ...
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Chinese American Museum to Host Film & Discussion 8/27
“An Untold Past: Chinese Americans in the South” explores the remarkable stories told by Dr. John Jung, Baldwin Chiu and ...
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Catch Far East Deep South June 5-12 Online at Oxford Film Fest
Many of you have been eagerly waiting to watch Far East Deep South, our 76-minute sequel to Finding Cleveland. We ...
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Watch Finding Cleveland June 9 during HAAPI Fest
We're excited to be part of the wonderful lineup of films at this year's Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film ...
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Watch Finding Cleveland in May Free Online & Join Virtual Q&A
UPDATED 5/17/20: In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are making our award-winning 14-minute documentary, Finding Cleveland, available ...
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