Bad Axe
A real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as an Asian-American family in Trump’s rural America fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive
BAD AXE captures a real-time portrait of a closely-knit Asian American family, living in rural Michigan during the 2020 pandemic, as they fight to keep their local restaurant and American dream alive. With rising racial tensions, the family uses their voice and must unite as they reckon with backlash from a divided community, white supremacists, and intergenerational trauma from Cambodia’s “killing fields.”
Director
David Siev
Producer
Jude Harris, Diane Quon, Kat Vasquez, David Siev
Runtime
101 minutes
Rights Represented
Educational
Captions Available
English
Language
English
Press
“Potent and Personal”
- -The Hollywood Reporter
“The most essential film made about this era”
- -RobertEbert.com
“Among the finest and most important films of the year”
- -The San Francisco Chronicle
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Festival & Awards
WINNER – Critics Choice Documentary Awards 2022
WINNER – Audience Award – SXSW 2022
WINNER – Audience Award – Traverse City Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Best Documentary Feature – Mountainfilm 2022