Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China

Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China
Directed byJeanette Kong
Written byJeanette Kong
Produced byJeanette Kong
StarringPaula Williams Madison
Elrick Williams
Howard Williams
CinematographyMartin Proctor
Edited byJane MacRae
Release date
  • 25 July 2014 (2014-07-25)
(Jamaica)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesJamaica
USA
LanguageEnglish

Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China, is a 2015 Jamaican documentary film directed and produced by Jeanette Kong.[1] The film revolves around the a former television executive, Paula Williams Madison and her two older brothers; Elrick and Howard Williams go on a search to find out what happened to their Chinese maternal grandfather Samuel Lowe, who left their Chinese-Jamaican mother Nell Vera Lowe Williams, in the 1930s in Jamaica. Nell travelled to the United States from Jamaica in 1945.[2][3]

The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals.[4] Its national premiere was on May 14, 2017 World Channel’s Doc World and was stream online for free from May 15–June 13, 2017.[5] The film had its screening on 8 February 2014 at Pan African Film Festival.[6]Paula Williams Madison identifies herself as part Chinese, reflecting her diverse heritage that includes African, Chinese, and Jamaican roots, embodying her complex and varied background.[7]

Cast

  • Paula Williams Madison
  • Elrick Williams
  • Howard Williams
  • Vincent J. Chang
  • Stephen Young Chin
  • Anthony 'Harry' Harrison
  • Ouida Harrison
  • Andrea Lowe
  • Anthony 'Tony' Lowe
  • Chow Woo Lowe
  • Keith Lowe
  • Loraine Lowe
  • Minjun Luo
  • Siqi Luo
  • Seth George Ramocan
  • Carol Wong
  • Dalton Yap

References

  1. ^ "Finding Samuel Lowe". Finding Samuel Lowe official website. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China: Asia Society Documentary Film Series". Finding Samuel Lowe official website. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "DOC WORLD: Finding Samuel Lowe". WGBH Educational Foundation. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ Wood, Ximón. "Golden Anniversary Visionary Awards Dinner and Silent Auction". East West Players. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Finding Samuel Lowe". CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Finding Samuel Lowe". The Africa Channel. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Kanopy - Stream Classic Cinema, Indie Film and Top Documentaries". www.kanopy.com. Retrieved 9 November 2024.