Manchild

Sundance and Flaherty Seminar premieres
USA FILM FEST DOCUMENTARY WINNER
Follows the adventures of brothers Ankh and Imra.

Info
Completed: 1990
Released theatrically: No
Broadcast on Local PBS
Available For Rent: Yes
Running Time: 30 Minutes

Synopsis

From August ’86 to July ’87, Dave Chan and I followed four brothers, Ankh, 14, Imra, 13, Mentu, 10, and Tahootie, 6, through school, streets, and home with a Nagra and a CP-16 camera. We looked like high school students and so were almost invisible to the adult population. Ankh and Imra, who had both lost their virginity but perhaps not their innocence, were amazingly forthcoming about their lives, and I think the resulting footage and movie is fairly unique in it’s authentic depiction of a certain kind of male, urban childhood. — Gordon Eriksen

Blurbs

“A completely fresh, high energy level look at the experience shared by almost all young people today as they grope towards some understanding of gender, sex, and coming of age.”
– Ross McElwee (Sherman’s March)

Significant Playdates

Sundance
Asian American International Film Fstival
The Flaherty Seminar
Los Angeles International Film Festival
USA Film Festival ( Short Documentary Award)
Mannheim Festival of Short Films