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Mr. Cao Goes to Washington

USA 71 min.

Saturday, October 13, at 2:30 p.m.
Prytania Theatre
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Director
S. Leo Chiang
Cinematographers
S. Leo Chiang, Bao Nguyen
Editor
Matthew Martin
Director Bio
S. Leo Chiang is a Taiwan-born, San Francisco-based filmmaker. His current documentary, MR. CAO GOES TO WASHINGTON, won the Inspiration Award at the 2012 Full Frame Film Festival. His previous film, the Emmy® Award-nominated A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES, about the rebuilding of the Vietnamese community in post-Katrina New Orleans, picked up eight film festival awards and broadcast on PBS Independent Lens (2010). His other films include TO YOU SWEETHEART, ALOHA (PBS broadcast 2006), ONE + ONE (CINE Golden Eagle Award 2002), and SAFE JOURNEY. Leo is a lecturer in the Social Documentation program at University of California, Santa Cruz.
Producer
S. Leo Chiang

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Synopsis

What happens when the naiveté of a political rookie clashes with the realities of racial and partisan politics of the South?

Mr. Cao Goes to Washington is a fascinating character study of Congressman Joseph Cao, a Vietnamese American Republican elected by surprise in an African American Democratic district in New Orleans. Will Cao make it through his term with his idealism intact?

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http://mrcaofilm.com

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