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9-man / director, producer, Ursula Liang ; a presentation of the Center for Asian American Media ; in association with Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
LIBRA DVD 026 838
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese Americans--Sports.
- Chinese Americans.
- Volleyball--Tournaments--Massachusetts--Boston.
- Volleyball.
- Chinatowns--Social life and customs.
- Chinatowns.
- Manners and customs.
- Volleyball--Tournaments.
- Sports.
- Massachusetts--Boston.
- Genre:
- Sports films.
- Documentary films.
- Ethnographic films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Nine-man
- Subtitle on container: Streetball battle in the heart of Chinatown
- Place of Publication:
- [Bronx, NY] : [9-Man Merchandise], [2014]
- Language Note:
- In English and Toisanese with subtitles in English.
- Closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Digital stereo; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
- digital optical stereo surround Dolby
- NTSC
- video file DVD video
- Summary:
- "Once a year, Labor Day weekend marks the culmination of a summer's worth of early mornings, late nights and hours of practice. It's where for some, a local playground is remembered as a benchmark in history and for others, a place that must be forgotten. It's where bitter rivals will battle by day only to become better friends by night. And it's where one team will eventually find glory and etch its place in the 80-year history of the game. For many Chinese American athletes, Labor Day is dedicated to one thing and one thing only: nine-man. 9-MAN follows the history of the game, from the discrimination that many Chinese American immigrants faced in the 1930s to the physical and emotional battles that take place on the courts. Pivoting between the action on the parking lots and the late-night parties, the film captures the spirit of nine-man, as the players not only battle for a championship, but fight to preserve the sport they love"--Kevin Lee, CAAMfest website.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Ursula Liang; editor, Michelle Chang; music supervisor, Chloe Raynes; composers, Scott "Chops" Jung, Adam Rubenstein.
- Notes:
- Audience Award, La Asian Pacific Film Festival, 2014; Special Jury Award, Best Documentary director, La Asian Pacific Film Festival, 2014; Grand Jury Award, Best Documentary feature, Austin Asian American Film Festival, 2014; Audience Award, Boston Asian American Film Festival, 2014.
- Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 2014.
- Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Herman V. Ames Fund.
- OCLC:
- 904342552
- Publisher Number:
- 888295225908
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