The Big Dish: Tiananmen 89
1998, English. Directed by Georgia Lee.
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.
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Who directed The Big Dish: Tiananmen 89?
The Big Dish: Tiananmen 89 (1998) was directed by Georgia Lee and stars Kathy Shao-Lin Lee.