This meditative videopoem reflects on recent anti-Asian hate incidents, including one at Wing Luke museum in Seattle and one in Georgetown, Texas, in the context of violence and colonialism that goes back hundreds of years. Psychiatrist, poet and filmmaker Ravi Chandra explores love, hate, identity, and suffering, and commits us solemnly to the fight against racism and violence. The film closes with a nod to Shantideva’s “Path of the Bodhisattva”: Chandra says, “As long as racism remains, as long as beings affected by racism remain – may I too remain, to dispel the miseries of the world.”
World Premiere (IRL and Virtual) – DisOrient Asian American Film Festival, Eugene, Oregon – March 8-17, 2024 (Tickets now available)
East Coast Premiere: Queens World Film Festival, April 23 2024 @ 9:30 pm, Zukor Theater in Queens (Museum of the Moving Image)
