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Festival Opening Night Celebration
Directors Guild of America • 7:30 p.m. • Theatre 1
 
CHAN IS MISSING
(USA, 1982) Dir.: Wayne Wang; Scr.: Wayne Wang, Isaac Cronin, Terrel Seltzer
Two Chinese American-born cab drivers, Jo (Wood Moy) and Steve (Marc Hayashi), search for Chan Hung, a friend who has disappeared with $4,000 loaned to him as an agreement to secure a cab license. In their search for Chan, Jo and Steve comb the shops, back alleys and homes of San Francisco’s Chinatown. They encounter a myriad of unique individuals—all whom have different perspectives and possibilities for who Chan was and what has become of him. As the search encounters various twists and turns, the tenuous bond between middle-aged Jo and faux-hipster Steve begin to fray. Will Jo and Steve ever find Chan and recover their money? And will either of them ever empathize with the sense of alienation that has seemingly enveloped the psyche of the missing business partner?
16mm, 83 min., black & white, Narrative
 
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