‘The Exiles’ Review: Tiananmen Square Documentary is a Flawed but Essential Testament to the Power of Image-Based Reporting [Sundance]
“You can write about it, but Americans don’t read.” A firm non-believer in spoon-feeding, Academy Award-nominated documentary pioneer Christine Choy (“Who Killed Vincent Chin?”) may very well never set foot in her home country of China again. “How the f*ck can I explain to anyone where I’m from?” maintains Choy, born to a Korean father who abandoned the family shortly following her birth.