9-Man (film)

9-Man
Directed by Ursula Liang
Produced by Ursula Liang
Starring
  • Kevin Wong
  • Ty Hua
  • Jeff Chung
  • Robert Chung
  • Ray Szeto
  • Paul Chin
  • Patrick "2E" Chin
  • Wendall Chin
  • Henry Oi
  • Jimmy Wong
  • Wen Wei Lin
Music by
  • Scott "CHOPS" Jung
  • Adam Rubenstein
Cinematography Ursula Liang
Edited by Michelle Chang
Release dates
  • April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27) (Independent Film Festival Boston)
  • May 5, 2015 (2015-05-05) (United States)
Running time
 89 minutes
Country United States
Language English & Chinese

9-Man is a 2014 documentary film about the sport 9-man played in Chinatowns in the U.S. and Canada.[1] The New York Times called it "an absorbing documentary."[2]

The film, which had its world premiere at IFFBoston on April 27, 2014,[3] won six film festival awards[4] and was broadcast on the PBS World Channel series America ReFramed on May 5, 2015.[5] The film, which follows the all-male[6] sport of 9-man, was produced by a largely female crew, led by first-time director Ursula Liang and editor Michelle Chang.[7][8] The documentary follows several modern-day 9-man teams throughout one season framed by a historical portrait of Chinatown history and the game of 9-man. Featured in the film are U.S. volleyball Olympian and NBC commentator Kevin Wong[9][10] and Chinatown historian John Kuo Wei Tchen. 9-Man also features the now deceased "mayor" of Boston's Chinatown, Reggie Wong,[11] who was a leader in the 9-man community.

9-Man was part of the SkyFest series on Virgin America airlines in the summer of 2015.[12]

The music for the film was written by Adam Rubenstein and Scott CHOPS Jung, the pioneering Chinese-American hip-hop producer and member of Mountain Brothers.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Synopsis/Trailer". 9-man.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  2. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (3 May 2015). "Review: ‘9-Man’ Is More Than a Game for Chinese-Americans". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Shanahan, Mark (29 April 2014). "Newton’s Ursula Liang debuts ‘9-Man’". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Awards". 9-man.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  5. ↑ Hockenberry, John (4 May 2015). "A Game That Started with Segregation, Now Played with Pride". The Takeaway. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rogue Sport Lacks Sand but Has Style and speed". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  7. ↑ "9-Man (2014) : Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  8. ↑ "Team — 9-Man". 9-man.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  9. ↑ "9-MAN — a streetball battle in the heart of Chinatown". Kickstarter.
  10. ↑ Fang, Jenn (28 April 2015). "Review: "9-Man" documentary is a complex, thought-provoking challenge to Asian American stereotypes". Reappropriate. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Reggie Wong, ‘everyone’s uncle’ in Chinatown, 68 - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  12. ↑ "Past screenings â€" 9-Man". 9-man.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  13. ↑ "9-Man (2014)". IMDb. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

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