Wokman

Wokman

Wokman is a slice-of-life story of the only Chinese family in town, the Lis, as they navigate through their own little corner of America

16 min

Wokman shares an immigrant Chinese family’s pursuit of the American Dream from inside of their restaurant, China Wok. Based in 1998 in rural Georgia, Wokman is a slice-of-life story of the only Chinese family in town, the Lis, as they navigate through their own little corner of America.

Directed by Jeremy Thao

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