Finding Kukan

2016 American film

November 5, 2016 (2016-11-05) (Hawaii Film Festival)

Running time

75 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$60 million

Finding Kukan is a 2016 feature-length documentary investigating the story of Chinese Hawaii-born producer Li Ling-Ai, the female co-producer of the film Kukan (1941).

Release

After its world premiere at the Hawaii International Film Festival on May 5, 2016, Finding Kukan was screened at DOC NYC, CAAAMFest, the Seattle International Film Festival and at film festivals, conferences, churches and special events in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Atlanta, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Fresno, Mendocino, Oakland and Bend, among others.^[1]

The film was broadcast September 7, 2018, on PBS television as part of the America ReFramed documentary series.^[2]

Accolades


	Ceremony Date	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref(s)
Hawaii International Film Festival	2016	Documentary Jury Special Mention	Finding Kukan		^[3]
Hawaii International Film Festival	2016	Special Mention, Women In Film	Robin Lung		^[3]
CAAMFest	2017	Best Documentary		Honorable Mention	^[4]
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival	2017	Best Documentary			^[5]
UMass Boston Film Series		Courage in Cinema Award			^{[citation needed]}
Boston Asian American Film Festival		Audience Award			^{[citation needed]}
Boston Asian American Film Festival		Honorable Mention Feature Documentary			^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Screenings for FINDING KUKAN | Finding KUKAN". nestedeggproductions.com. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
^ "Finding Kukan". World Channel. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
^ "HIFF 2016 Award Winners Announcement". Retrieved 2018-11-09.
^ "2017 CAAMFest Award Winners!". CAAM Home. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
^ "GOOK, COLUMBUS, THE SOWER, SAVE MY SEOUL, and PLASTIC CHINA Take Top Honors at the 33rd Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival". 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-11-09.