The Big Dish: Tiananmen 89

Overview

Inspired by Martin Scorsese’s short film “The Big Shave” in which a young man blithely shaves himself to death, “The Big Dish” features a young Chinese American girl preparing a meal like no other. The film was made in response to the tenth anniversary of the Chinese government’s brutal crackdown on student demonstrations for democracy in Tiananmen Square in 1989.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 25, 1998

Original language

English

Cast

Kathy Shao-Lin Lee

Director

Georgia Lee

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0337581