The Big Dish: Tiananmen 89 (1998)

7.5/10 4 min

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.

Cast

Kathy Shao-Lin Lee

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