Bad Axe

A film by David Siev

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.”

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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

 

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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

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