Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story directed by Jennifer Takaki will close the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival which will take place from November 2 – 12, 2023 in Philadelphia, USA.

Closing Night:
November 12, 2203 | Sunday | Asian Arts Initiative | 6:30 pm

Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story by Jennifer Takaki – USA | 2022 – 87 minutes
For 50 years, Chinese American photographer Corky Lee tirelessly documented Asian Pacific Americans and kept a relentless record of their everyday lives, celebrations, and struggles. He was everywhere in the New York City community and beyond – wielding his camera “like a sword to combat injustice.” Yet few really knew the man behind the lens. Director Jennifer Takaki’s intimate portrait reveals the triumphs and tragedies of the man who produced a vast collection of close to a million compelling photographs, which will forever tell the Asian Pacific American story for generations to come and transform the way America sees itself. (PAAFF 2023)

About the director:
Jennifer Takaki has a background in television production. She began her career in news with a local NBC affiliate based in Denver as a production assistant. She has also produced news, entertainment, and promotional videos in Hong Kong and New York City. She is the director/producer of Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story. In 2023, she was a recipient of the Better Angels Lavine Fellowship. This is her first feature length film.

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