RAI Film Festival 2017. Youth group / a film by Wanwan Lu.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Lu, Wanwan, director.

Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, organizer.

Center for Visual Anthropology, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism.

Buddhist youth--California.

Buddhist youth.

Buddhists--California.

Buddhists.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (29 minutes)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Set in the predominantly Asian "ethnoburbs" of Los Angeles County, this film follows a vibrant Buddhist youth group in a Chinese-American temple. Youth group members, most raised by immigrant Buddhist parents, attempt to define Buddhism on their own terms as they struggle to understand the rituals and beliefs of their parents' Buddhism. Interweaving the stories of teenagers in the midst of their identity formation, and young adults faced with the challenge of cultivating the next generation of Buddhist youth leaders, "Youth Group" paints a lighthearted and intimate portrait of a generational gap, hyphenated identities and flexible beliefs in Asian America.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed August 18, 2017).

OCLC:

1003371417