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  • The Trained Chinese Tongue (1994)
  • Short | 20 min | Documentary, Short
The Trained Chinese Tongue (1994)
Short | 20 min | Documentary, Short
This documentary explores Chinese-American identity and the myth incorporated in the communal exchanges of food and language. As the filmmaker joins strangers in their cooking, eating, and other everyday rituals, she discovers "instant ...See moreThis documentary explores Chinese-American identity and the myth incorporated in the communal exchanges of food and language. As the filmmaker joins strangers in their cooking, eating, and other everyday rituals, she discovers "instant bonding" through a common immigrant status, despite vast differences in class, geo-political origins, and even language. Written by anonymous See less
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Director
Laurie Wen
Writer
Laurie Wen
Producer
Laurie Wen
Cinematographer
Laurie Wen
Editor
Laurie Wen
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Updated Dec 31, 1994
Release date
1994 (United States)
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination

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