Finding Kukan
- Year
- 2017
- Description
- Filmmaker Robin Lung looks for information about Ling-Ai Li, who was listed as a technical advisor to the presumed lost Academy Award–winning film Kukan about World War II China, and discovers a broader story about racism and sexism and uncovers the instrumental role Li played in creating and promoting the film.
- Director
- Lung, Robin
- Writer
- Lung, Robin
- Producer
- Lung, Robin; Thompson, Shirley
- Editor
- Thompson, Shirley
- Production Team
- Nested Egg Productions and New Day Films
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- English
Available with Mandarin subtitles - Media Format
- 1 DVD (75 min.) or 1 streaming video (75 min.)
- Type
- Color with black and white sequences
- Additional Content
- The DVD includes the original 85-min. version of Kukan (with the subtitle The Secret of Unconquerable China; 1941) remastered from a VHS tape and a 35-min. version remastered from a partial 16mm copy (with the subtitle The Battle Cry of China).
A viewer's guide is available. - Production Notes
- Broadcast on the PBS television series America ReFramed on May 8, 2018.
- Original Release Date
- 2016
- Updated
- 03-22-2023
Production Information
Film InformationReviews
Booklist Online, Mar. 14, 2018Video Librarian, Jan.–Feb. 2018, 64