Asian Bitches Speak

Name: Asian Bitches Speak
Start: 2025-01-15
End: 2025-01-15
Location: Virtual

This mother-daughter journey explores mental health and healing from intergenerational trauma amidst the rise of anti-Asian hate. The film examines the trauma of generations of women in our family, embracing identities in Asian-American, immigrant, female, and LGBTQ+ spaces, reclaiming the derogatory word “bitch” which was used to attack my mom.

Janet Chen (Ma)

Janet Chen (Ma) is an award-winning film and multimedia director, producer, and educator. Her work often explores POC and LGBTQ+ experiences and multigenerational stories. Her films have been featured at international film festivals. Janet has taught filmmaking at UCLA and is the founding manager of the Asian American Documentary Network.

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Credits

Janet Chen (Ma)

Diana Ma and Janet Chen (Ma)

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Asian Bitches Speak

Presented as Part Of Virtual – Reflections on Lived Experiences International Short Doc

All Quiet on the Westlake

Snack Sakura

The Last Mayor of Chinatown

Festival passes

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