Finding Kukan

Finding Kukan
Directed byRobin Lung
Written byRobin Lung
Shirley Thompson
Produced byKimberlee Bassford
Douglas K.T. Ho
Robin Lung
Shirley Thompson
StarringDaniel Dae Kim (voice of Rey Scott)
Kelly Hu (voice of Li-Ling Ai)
CinematographyFrank Ayala
Stanford Chang
Ron Darby
Ann Kaneko
Andrew Yuyi Truong\
Edited byRobin Lung
Shirley Thompson
Music byMiriam Cutler
Release date
  • November 5, 2016 (2016-11-05) (Hawaii Film Festival)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million

Finding Kukan is a 2016 feature-length documentary investigating the story of Chinese Hawaii-born producer Li Ling-Ai, the female co-producer of the film Kukan (1941).

Release

After its world premiere at the Hawaii International Film Festival on May 5, 2016, Finding Kukan was screened at DOC NYC, CAAAMFest, the Seattle International Film Festival and at film festivals, conferences, churches and special events in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Atlanta, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Fresno, Mendocino, Oakland and Bend, among others.[1]

The film was broadcast September 7, 2018, on PBS television as part of the America ReFramed documentary series.[2]

Accolades

Ceremony Date Category Nominee Result Ref(s)
Hawaii International Film Festival 2016 Documentary Jury Special Mention Finding Kukan [3]
Special Mention, Women In Film Robin Lung
CAAMFest 2017 Best Documentary Honorable Mention [4]
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2017 Best Documentary [5]
UMass Boston Film Series Courage in Cinema Award [citation needed]
Boston Asian American Film Festival Audience Award [citation needed]
Honorable Mention Feature Documentary

References

  1. ^ "Screenings for FINDING KUKAN | Finding KUKAN". nestedeggproductions.com. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  2. ^ "Finding Kukan". World Channel. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  3. ^ "HIFF 2016 Award Winners Announcement". Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  4. ^ "2017 CAAMFest Award Winners!". CAAM Home. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  5. ^ "GOOK, COLUMBUS, THE SOWER, SAVE MY SEOUL, and PLASTIC CHINA Take Top Honors at the 33rd Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival". 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-11-09.


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