Movie·2025·0h 15m
Mayor of Lowell
From Refugee to World Leader
Directed By
Hunter Berube
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Hunter R Berube, Kayla Dalton, Murat Metshin
Producer
Hunter R. Berube, Kennis Yin-Mor
Cinematography
Murat Metshin
Editor
Tyler Fennyery
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