Film poster Big Fight in Little Chinatown. Red lettering against background of high rises and construction sites, we see key locations from Chinatowns featured in the film.

A Feature Documentary by Karen Cho

Big Fight in Little Chinatown is a story of community resistance and resilience. Set against the backdrop of the COVID pandemic and an unprecedented rise in anti-Asian racism, the documentary takes us into the lives of residents, businesses and community organizers whose neighborhoods are facing active erasure.

​​Coast to Coast the film follows Chinatown communities resisting the pressures around them. From the construction of the world’s largest vertical jail in New York, Montreal’s fight against developers swallowing up the most historic block of their Chinatown, big box chains and gentrification forces displacing Toronto’s community, to a Vancouver Chinatown business holding steadfast, the film reveals how Chinatown is both a stand-in for other communities who’ve been wiped off the city map, and the blueprint for inclusive and resilient neighbourhoods of the future.

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

Sept 18, 2024 - the NorthEast Chinese Association- Newcastle University / Newcastle, UK. REGISTER HERE.

Sept 19, 2024 - Kwantlen Polytechnic University / Surrey BC INFO HERE

Sept 27, 2024 - Kwantlen Polytechnic University / Richmond BC INFO HERE

April 5 , 2023 - McCord Museum, Montreal, QC. Buy tickets here.

April 16, 2023- CINÉMA PUBLIC / Montreal, QC. Buy tickets here.

April 29, 2023 - RADIO CANADA BROADCAST / Ici Telé @ 22:30

MAY 4 & 9 & 14th, 2023 - DOXA / Vancouver BC. Buy tickets here.

MAY 6, 2023 - FascinAsian / Winnipeg MB. Buy tickets here.

MAY 7, 2023 - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival / Los Angeles CA Buy tickets here.

MAY 9, 11, 13, 2023 - TVO BROADCAST. Watch here.

MAY 13, 2023 - Center for Asian American Media Festival (CAAMFest) / San Francisco CA. Buy tickets here.

MAY 14 , 2023- FascinAsian / Calgary AB. Buy tickets here.

May 16, 2023- In Community Screening @ Bu Vintage Shoppe / Calgary AB. BuyTickets here.

MAY 25, 2023 - Virtual Screening CanAsian Arts Network. Watch Here

MAY 27, 2023 - In Community Screening @ Ukranian National Federation Hall / Edmonton AB. Buy tickets here.

MAY 28, 2023 - In Community Screening @ Edmonton Chinatown Multicultural Centre/ Edmonton AB. Buy tickets here.

MAY 30, 2023 - HOT DOCS Cinema / Toronto ON. Buy tickets here.

JULY 1-31, 2023 - Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Watch here in Australia.

JUNE 3, 2023 - In Community Screening @ Chinatown Cineplex Odeon / Vancouver BC. (Community Invite Only)

JUNE 4, 2023 - Houston Asian American & Pacific Islander Film Festival / Houston TX. (Virtual) Buy Tickets Here

JUNE 5, 2023 - In Community Screening @ Robson Square with UBC Connects / Vancouver BC. Buy Tickets Here

JUNE 6, 2023 - Outaouais Film Festival / Gatineau, QC. Buy Tickets Here.

JUNE 10, 2023 - Rio Theatre / Vancouver, BC. Buy Tickets Here.

JUNE 11 , 2023- Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens Association / Calgary, AB. Buy tickets here

JUNE 16-20, 25, July 4, 6, 2023 - VIFF Center / Vancouver BC. Buy Tickets Here

JUNE 18, 2023 – In Community Screening @ Cecil Community Center / Toronto, ON. (Community Invite Only)

June 20th, 2023 - Chinese Community for Equitable Development CCED / Los Angeles, CA (Community Invite Only)

JUNE 23 - Rideau Curling Club / Ottawa, ON (Community Invite Only)

JULY 1, 2023 - TVO BROADCAST. Watch here.

JULY 3 2023 - Cinéma Sous Les Étoiles / Place Sun Yat Sen Chinatown / Montreal. QC Buy Tickets Here

July 4, 6, 20, 22, 25, 28, 2023 - VIFF Center / Vancouver BC. Buy Tickets Here

July 15, 22nd, 2023 - Canada China International Film Festival / Montreal. QC Buy Tickets Here

July 16th, 2023 - Markham (Canada) International Film Festival (MCIFF) / Markham ON Buy Tickets Here

July 27th, 2023 - Asian American International Film Festival (AIFF) / New York, NY Buy Tickets Here

July 30th, 2023 in Community Screening at Columbus Park with the W.O.W. Project / New York, NY RSVP Here

Aug 1st, 2023 - In Community Screening @ City University of New York / New York, NY - Get Tickets Here

Aug 19th, 2023 - Canada China International Film Festival (CIFF) / Toronto, ON - Buy Tickets here

Aug 29th & 30th, 2023 - HOT DOCS Cinema / Toronto ON. (ticket link to come) Buy Tickets Here

Sept 10th, 2023 - Cinémathèque Quebecois / Montreal, QC. - Get Tickets Here

Sept 14th, 2023 - Patagonia Vancouver Hua Foundation Fundraiser screening / Vancouver BC. - Get Tickets Here

Sept 28, 2023 - In Community Screening with JIA Foundation @ Chinatown Reimagined Forum / Montreal. QC - Get tickets here

Oct 6th, 2023 - Asian American Media Spotlight @ University of Wisconsin, Madison WI - Get Tickets Here

Oct 7th, 2023 - In Community screening @ Chinese America Museum of Chicago, Chicago IL - Get Tickets Here

Nov 3rd, 2023 - Carnegie Community Centre Theatre @ Heart of the City Festival / Vancouver BC - Get Tickets Here

Nov 5th, 2023 - In Community Screening @ 21 Pell Street First Chinese Baptist Church, New York NY - RSVP Here

Nov 9th, 2023 - In Community Screening @ Chinese Community Church Chinatown, Washington DC - Get Tickets Here

Nov 23rd, 2023- Film Screening and Discussion @ Hart House University of Toronto / Toronto, ON. - Get Tickets Here

Nov 24th, 2023 - Film Screening and Discussion @ Wildfire Books / New Westminster, BC. - Get Tickets Here

Dec 7th, 2023 - Ciné Club Réalisatrice Équitables @ L’Association des Réalisateurs et Réalisatrice de Québec - RSVP

Jan 12th, 2024 - In Community Screening @ Chinese Christian Church & Center's Vine Street Campus / Philapelphia, PA. RSVP HERE

Jan 26th, 2024 - ReFrame Film Festival / Peterborough, ON. GET TICKETS HERE

Feb 1st, 2024 - Saving Places Conference / Boulder, CO REGISTER HERE

Feb 11th, 2024 - Screening with Preservation Sacramento at the Sacramento Confucius Church / Sacramento, CA GET TICKETS HERE

Feb 24th, 2024 - KDocsFF 2024: Journeys in Solidarity @ Vancouver International Film Centre / Vancouver, BC GET TICKETS HERE

Feb 24th, 2024 - AAPLab Conference: Surface Tension: K-Arts in the Hallyu Era @ Dazibao / Montreal, QC INFO HERE

Feb 25th , 2024- In Community Screening with APIAHiP @ Chong Wa Benevolent Association / Seattle, WA RSVP HERE

Feb 26th, 2024 - Speak Your Piece | Film Screening & Fireside Chat @ Corpus Christi & St. Mark's College at UBC / Vancouver, BC RSVP HERE

March 13th, 2024 - Matinée Screening @ Maison de la Culture Rosemont - La Petite-Patrie / Montréal, QC RSVP HERE

March 27th, 2024 UBC AMS Nest Performance Theatre / Vancouver, BC RSVP HERE

April 5th, 2024 - University of Michigan / Ann Arbour, MI RSVP HERE

April 13th, 2024 / Arts Emerson - Boston Chinatown / Boston MA

April 24th, 2024 - UMass Lowell / Lowell, MA RSVP HERE

MAY 6th, 2024 - Vancouver Public Library / Vancouver BC RSVP HERE

MAY 17th, 2024 - Cecil Community Centre / Toronto ON INFO HERE

MAY 22nd, 2024 - Westmount Public Library / Montreal QC RSVP HERE

MAY 23rd - 2024- Remai Modern / Saskatoon SK RSVP HERE

MAY 25th, 2024 - Reel Causes SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts / Vancouver BC RSVP HERE

June 27th, 2024- Centre des femmes d'ici et d'ailleurs, Montreal QC RSVP HERE

July 11th, 2024 - Chinatown Film Festival/ Los Angeles CA INFO HERE

July 20th, 2024 - St. Alban’s Anglican Church / Richmond BC INFO HERE

PAST SCREENINGS

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Karen Cho (曹嘉伦) is a Chinese-Canadian filmmaker known for her socio-political documentaries.

Karen’s first film In the Shadow of Gold Mountain (2004) explored the legacy of the Chinese Head Tax, Exclusion Act and redress movement.

Karen’s other films include the Gemini-Nominated Seeking Refuge (2009) a film on refugees in Canada and Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada (2012) that won Best Documentary at the Whistler Film Festival and launched in over 67 community screenings across the country.

Karen’s TV work has touched on subjects like Indigenous health and wellness, Japanese Canadian internment, Quebecois cuisine, Vancouver’s downtown east side, and artist activists around the world. In 2018 Karen was nominated for a Best Directing Canadian Screen Award for her work on CBC’s Interrupt This Program. 

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