Try Harder [Virtual Screening]
When:
Friday, Mar 11, 2022 7:30p -
Sunday, Mar 13, 2022 12:00p
Friday, Mar 11, 2022 7:30p -
Sunday, Mar 13, 2022 12:00p
Where:
Online event
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Film, Lectures & Conferences, Tech, University, Virtual & Streaming
Event website:
https://artsemerson.org/events/try-harder/
At Lowell High School, the top public high school in San Francisco, the seniors are stressed out. As they prepare for the emotionally draining college application process, students are keenly aware of the intense competition for the few open spots in their dream colleges. At Lowell—where cool kids are nerds, nearly everyone has an amazing talent, and most of the student body is Asian American—the things that usually make a person stand out can feel commonplace.
With humor and heart, director Debbie Lum captures the reality of the American college application process and the intersection of class, race, and educational opportunity as young adults navigate a quintessential rite of passage.
Conversation with the filmmaker follows the film.
Artist Bios
Debbie Lum, Director
Debbie Lum is an award-winning San Francisco-based filmmaker whose projects give voice to the Asian American experience and other unsung stories. SEEKING ASIAN FEMALE, her feature-length directing debut premiered at SXSW, aired on PBS’ Independent Lens and won numerous awards, including Best of Fest (Silverdocs), Best Feature Documentary (CAAM- Fest) and Outstanding Director (Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival). It was also profiled on PRI’s This American Life. The film was a “fan favorite” on PBS and alongside its broad- cast premiere, Lum launched theyreallsobeautiful.com, a companion website and 5-part short video series about race and dating.
Post-Film Conversation
Bianca Vázquez Toness, Moderator
Bianca Vázquez Toness reports on education and inequity for the Globe’s investigative education team. She previously covered education at WGBH Radio, and was a 2015 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.
Panelists:
Debbie Lum, Director
Richard K. Chang, Josiah Quincy Upper School, Headmaster
Jackie Tran, Josiah Quincy Upper School, Student
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