Thanks to Happy in Bag for pointing me toward a local movie production.
Racing Heart documents the story of two brothers, born to Laotian immigrants, and their struggle to attain the success through their fledgling racing team.
The production even has a local blog.
Like most people in Kansas City, the film productions is seeking funding . . . Still, they're story is pretty interesting and what they've published to the web offers an interesting and nuanced look in to local auto and immigrant culture.
As usual we do movies about "cool" guys. Some one should talk to the brothers who have the chinese restaurant (a drive in) north of Costco. One of them testified before an international group about the treatment of his nationality by the Cambodians, the Laotians, the Vietnamense, and still they made it. Or interview Sung Son at the vietnamense restaurant in Westport about what he did to make it. But then they all worked for a living and it would be boring to Hyde Park.
ReplyDeleteHi, this is Chris Williamson, director of Racing Heart. The Brothers who are the subjects of my film do very hard work for a living.
ReplyDeleteThey are welders that work in a cold/hot, dirty, dusty nasty shop to provide for their families.
And that is what makes them "cool" guys. The positive message of this film is that anyone who has a dream and follows it and fights for it is a "cool" person.
Whether you start a restaurant or racing team, a blog, or a film, we're all "cool" guys. What's not "cool" is hating on people.
The movie is done and can be found on the website
ReplyDeletewww.racingheartmovie.com
it is really good!