They Call Me Suki (2023)
Suki Terada Ports is an unstoppable Japanese American NYC elder who has been a tireless activist for the AAPI Community for decades. She has fought for Civil Rights in the 1960s, school integration, prison reform, female healthcare equality, LGBTQ+ rights, HIV/AIDS prevention and support, before the AAPI community would even recognize it. In this film, we follow Suki as she goes from her neighborhood in Harlem where she’s lived for over 87 years to a lunch at her friend’s apartment in downtown. A conversation of action, identity, and belonging emerges between three generations of AAPI activists and storytellers.
Director: M.G. Evangelista
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Jess X. Snow as Self |
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Julie Azuma as Self |
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Suki Terada Ports as Self |
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Robert C. Winn as Self |
| Directing | M.G. Evangelista | Director |
| Writing | M.G. Evangelista | Writer |
| Production | Simone Ling | Producer |
| Production | Robert C. Winn | Producer |
| Production | Brad Jenkins | Executive Producer |
| Production | Saj Patel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kristen Wong | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Lorena Durán | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alan Wu | Editor |
| Sound | Choi Sung-rok | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Lia Ouyang Rusli | Music |
