Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | |
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Directed by | Chi Muoi Lo |
Written by | Chi Muoi Lo |
Produced by | Chi Muoi Lo |
Starring | Chi Muoi Lo Paul Winfield Sanaa Lathan Mary Alice |
Cinematography | Rudy M. Fenenga, Jr. Dean Lent |
Edited by | Dawn Hoggatt |
Music by | Stanley A. Smith |
Distributed by | Black Hawk Entertainment |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Chi Muoi Lo in his directorial debut about a Vietnamese brother and sister raised by an African American couple. The film stars Chi Muoi Lo, Paul Winfield, Sanaa Lathan, and Mary Alice.
The film has received mixed reviews. A Los Angeles Times review noted that as the film's writer/director/actor Chi Muoi Lo "spread himself too thin, resulting in an uneven picture but one that has plenty of substance and emotion". [1] Roger Ebert wrote that the film was "a first draft for a movie that could have been extraordinary". [2] The San Francisco Chronicle noted that the film was "a comedy of interracial wariness and misunderstanding marked by a refreshing lack of sappiness". [3]
Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
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2001 | First Americans in the Arts Awards | Won | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Film) | Tyler Christopher |
2001 | Political Film Society | Nominated | Exposé | -
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1999 |
Florida Film Festival
New Port Beach Film Festival |
Won
Won Won |
Best Narrative Feature | Chi Muoi Lo |
Best Narrative Feature
Best Screen Play |
Chi Muoi Lo
Chi Muoi Lo | |||
1999 | WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival [4] | Won | Theatrical Feature Films - 004 | Chi Muoi Lo |