yinan wang
王一男
燕京 Yen Ching
Digital video, color, stereo
Total run time: 64:36
2018
Yen Ching is named after the floundering Chinese restaurant where it was made, The film takes an intimate look at the how a typical Chinese restaurant owner, named Chen, and his children, practice their traditional family obligations and the very American desire for individual success.
Awards:
HBO Cream City Cinema Emerging Voices Award, Milwaukee Film Festival, WI
Best Documentary, Weyauwega International Film Festival, Weyauwega, WI
Screenings:
2023 Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2021 VASA Project, Online
2020 The Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee, Madison, WI
2020 University Film and Video Association, Tallahassee, FL
2019 Espiello, Boltaña, Span
2019 Madison Public Library, Madison, WI
2019 Dolby Screening Room, Manhattan, NY
2019 Kimberton Waldorf School, Phoenixville, PA
2018 Weyauwega International Film Festival, Weyauwega, WI
2018 Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
2018 Ethnocineca, Vienna, Austria
2018 Days of Ethnographic Film (DEF) Ljubljana, Slovenia
2018 Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Ethnografilm, Paris, France.
2018 Milwaukee Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
Reviews, Press, Interviews:
Film Review
“‘Yen Ching’: A He-Said, She Said Film Review” by Marilyn Jozwik – Wisconsin Theater Spotlight
Interview
On Photography by Roberto Muffoletto – VASA Project
“The World at Temple Episode 12” by Luv’en-Ya Rowland – TUTV
“Director’s Cut” by Pete Schwaba – PBS Wisconsin
“'Yen Ching' Explores Family Dynamics of Legendary Milwaukee Chinese Restaurant” by Maayan Silver – WUWM 89.7 FM
Press
“Milwaukee-made 'Yen Ching' ducks behind the scenes at a Chinese American restaurant” by Lindsay Christians – The Capital Times
“Many voices of Wisconsin, Women and people of color make a splash at this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival” by Catherine Capellaro – ISTHMUS
“Cream City Cinema Showcases Region’s Diverse Filmmaking Talent” – Urban Milwaukee