Mayor of Lowell
Seen it?2025 | 15 min | Adventure, Documentary, History, War
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans, the curious and history buffs. If you loved Free Solo or Amadeus, start here.
- The mood
- Intense, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 15 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the first Cambodian American Mayor in the United States. Chau immigrated to the U.S. at seven years old to escape the Khmer Rouge genocide. Through this unique story that showcases the best of Lowell—immigrant success, assimilation, history, and the development of the arts—we see a man born into a war-torn country who comes to America to be a first-in-the-nation leader.
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- Reach & staying powerNot counted
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hunter Berube
- Sokhary ChauMayor of Lowell
- Somong RattanayangMayor's Wife
- Philip ChauMayor's Son
- Matthew ChauMayor's Son
- Erastus MwangiAssistant to the Mayor
- Sid “Sid Ink” OuTattoo Artist
- Bernard LongPortrait Painter
- Yanna OkInterim Director, Amherst Media
- Kennis MorPresident, Indras' Artistic Creations
- Jay LinnehanPresident, Greater Lowell Community Foundation