chinese food
8 movies and shows
Warriors of Virtue
Fri, 02 May 1997
A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who desires the boy as a key to enter the real world. Ryan is rescued by the protectors of Tao, five humanoid kangaroos, each embued with the five elements and virtues. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of Tao.
Earth to Mouth
Tue, 29 Apr 2003
Filmed at the Wing Fong Farm in Ontario, this documentary follows the tilling, planting and harvesting of Asian vegetables destined for Chinese markets and restaurants. On 80 acres of land, Lau King-Fai, her son and a half-dozen migrant Mexican workers care for the plants. For Yeung Kwan, her son, the farm represents personal and financial independence. For his mother, it is an oasis of peace. For the Mexican workers, it provides jobs that help support their children back home.
3 A.M.
Sun, 01 Jul 2001
The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance Laboratory, this film offers dove-tailing stories centering on the lives of individual taxi drivers as they reflect on and experience romance, politics, sociology, and spirituality.
Sweet & Sour
Wed, 21 Feb 2007
A dog falls in love with Chinatown, but begins to believe he is on the menu.
The Best Dumplings in Melbourne
Fri, 20 Jan 2023
A comedy-adventure short film about three friends who decide to embark on the most impossible adventure in Melbourne...to find the best dumplings.
May God Bless America
Fri, 17 Feb 2006
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, six people become suspicious about a stranger in their neighborhood.
Fortune Cookie Factory
Mon, 24 Jul 2023
A clumsy and rather unskilled, but good-hearted son of two Asian restaurant owners, concocts a new way to help the family business.
A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts
Invalid Date
Set in a haunted restaurant outside time, a ghostly host serves four unforgettable horror stories, each centered around a legendary Chinese dish. From a murdered stepdaughter’s spectral revenge with egg fried rice to a cursed fishing village bound by blood and tang yuan during winter solstice, the anthology weaves a dark tapestry of generational sin and ancestral reckoning.