Cordillera Streams - CIFF 2024

Virtual Program - NV Docs Rock Program

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Available September 27, 2024 2:00 AM UTC
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George Lee is an 89-year-old blackjack dealer at the 4 Queens Casino in Las Vegas. None of the card players know of this humble man’s astonishing background: a dance prodigy and refugee from Shanghai who became a teenage sensation in George Balanchine’s 1954 premiere of The Nutcracker. George’s story is uniquely American: an immigrant striving to prove himself as an Asian pioneer in ballet and on Broadway, where he was cast by Gene Kelly for the original production of Flower Drum Song. The film reminds us of the extraordinary stories behind the nameless faces all around us.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    30 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Reno Premiere
  • Rating
    G
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  • Director
    Jennifer Lin
  • Screenwriter
    Jennifer Lin
  • Producer
    Jon Funabiki, Jennifer Lin, Cory Lin Stieg
  • Executive Producer
    Helen Funai Erickson, Grace Lee Baughan, Peter Baughan
  • Cast
    George Lee
  • Editor
    Rachel Sophia Stewart
  • Animator
    Jacob Rivkin