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PBS ‘Independent Lens’ Documentary | “Try Harder!”

May 2, 2022 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Independent Lens 'Try Harder!'

At Lowell High School, San Francisco’s academic pressure cooker, the kids are stressed out. With a majority Asian American student body, high-achieving seniors share their dreams and anxieties about getting into a top university. But is college worth the grind?

About the Filmmaker:

Debbie Lum Headshot

Debbie Lum (producer/director) explored cultural stereotypes in My Tiger Mom and Seeking Asian Female. She made two short docs for Wayne Wang about his films Chan Is Missing and Dim Sum, co-produced and edited Kelly Loves Tony (PBS’s POV), and edited To You Sweetheart, Aloha and the Emmy-winning a.k.a. Don Bonus (POV). Lum wrote and directed fictional films Chinese Beauty, A Great Deal! and One April Morning.

Details

Date:
May 2, 2022
Time:
10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/try-harder/

Venue

TV Broadcast / Documentary

Organizer

PBS | Independent Lens
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