Mixed Match: Film Screening with Jeff Chiba Sterns
Mixed Match is an important human story told from the perspective of mixed-race blood cancer patients who are forced to reflect on their multiracial identities and complex genetics as they struggle with a seemingly impossible search to find bone marrow donors, all while exploring what role race plays in medicine. With the multiracial community becoming one of the fastest growing demographics in North America, being mixed race is no longer just about an identity, it can be a matter of life and ...
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Mixed Match is an important human story told from the perspective of mixed-race blood cancer patients who are forced to reflect on their multiracial identities and complex genetics as they struggle with a seemingly impossible search to find bone marrow donors, all while exploring what role race plays in medicine. With the multiracial community becoming one of the fastest growing demographics in North America, being mixed race is no longer just about an identity, it can be a matter of life and death.
Mixed Match is a film by director Jeff Chiba Sterns, who will be in attendance at the event.
Admission by donation, suggested $5
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/179551767
Awards:
2016 National Bank People’s Choice Award, Best Overall Feature: 20th Vancouver Asian Film Festival
2016 Audience Choice Award, Best Overall Feature: 20th Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
2016 Runner-up - Audience Award: 17th San Diego Asian Film Festival
2017 Best of the Northwest Feature Award: 19th Spokane International Film Festival
10 attendees
(127 invited)
