Mayor of Lowell (2025)
From Refugee to World Leader
2025 · G · 0h 15m · Adventure, Documentary, History, War
Genres: Adventure, Documentary, History, War
This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the first Cambodian American Mayor in the United States. Chau immigrated to the U.S. at seven years old to escape the Khmer Rouge genocide.
Director: Hunter Berube
Writers: Hunter R Berube, Kayla Dalton, Murat Metshin
Cinematography: Murat Metshin
Editor: Tyler Fennyery
Cast
Sokhary Chau as Mayor of LowellSomong Rattanayang as Mayor's WifePhilip Chau as Mayor's SonMatthew Chau as Mayor's SonErastus Mwangi as Assistant to the MayorSid “Sid Ink” Ou as Tattoo ArtistBernard Long as Portrait PainterYanna Ok as Interim Director, Amherst MediaKennis Mor as President, Indras' Artistic CreationsJay Linnehan as President, Greater Lowell Community FoundationMore like this
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