Vincent Who?

Hey everyone,Thanks for stopping by our new site.  I just wanted to tell you a little about the documentary and tell you how you can help!

First, as with most independent films and documentaries, “Vincent Who?” is a true labor of love.  It all started in spring of 2007.  As the 25th anniversary of the murder of Vincent Chin was fast approaching, we began asking around to see if anything was being done in the community.  Not hearing of anything substantial that would really do the date justice, our organization, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, decided to organize a national townhall on hate crimes.  In total, we organized fourteen events around the country, each including a special screening of the Academy-Award nominated documentary, “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” by Renee Tajima Pena and Christine Choy.

The townhalls were a huge success.  We had originally planned to film the events as a TV special for the Asian American cable network, Imaginasian, but after putting the first cut and interviewing a few additional folks, we realized that we had a bigger project on our hands.  We knew that we really had to but some more effort behind this project and get it out to an even wider audience.  That’s when we decided to expand the film and try to submit it to a few film festivals.  (We are still planning to air the documentary on Imaginasian, but just at a later date.) As for now, we are still putting on the final touches to the film and hoping to get into a festival or venue near you.

This is where you come in.  If you know any film festivals, community organizations or student groups that would like to show the film, please let us know.  We really want to get it out to as wide a viewership as possible.  It’s about keeping the Vincent Chin case alive and telling his story.

Thanks, Curtis Chin, Producer

P.S. - If you can help support the film financials, donations would also be appreciated.  We’ll be setting up a donation link very shortly on this site.