Unbroken Blossoms (Must Close July 21, 2024)
Don't miss UNBROKEN BLOSSOMS, the untold story of two Chinese consultants for the D.W. Griffith film, "Broken Blossoms." We must close July 21st, so get your tickets today at eastwestplayers.org/unbroken
Unbroken Blossoms 🎬
By Philip W. Chung
Directed by Jeff Liu
A World Premiere
Presented at the David Henry Hwang Theater
June 27 – July 21, 2024
Opening Night June 30, 2024
An idealistic family man and a cynical, aspiring filmmaker are hired as the Chinese American consultants for Broken Blossoms, Hollywood's first onscreen interracial love story... between a white actress and a white actor in yellowface makeup. If the circumstances weren’t already questionable enough, the consultants must contend with the outsized ego of the film's director D.W. Griffith, who is attempting to belie criticisms of racism after the release of his controversial film The Birth of a Nation.