Documentary · Australia · 1998 · 30m

China Dolls

China Dolls poster
Director
Tony Ayres
Cast
Tony Ayres as Narrator / Self (archival footage) Andrew Kaw as Self Chi-Kan Woo as Self William Yang as Self Andrew Wong as Self Beng Eu as Self
Crew
Jackie Farkas — Director of Photography Reva Childs — Editor Oleh Witer — Original Music Composer Tony Ayres — Writer Helen Bowden — Producer Joanna Park — Production Design
Synopsis

Aussie boys of Asian descent candidly discuss their status as a "minority within a minority".

Mood & Themes
drag queenlonelinessbananasubcultureracial stereotypelow self esteemautobiographicalmasculinityostracismhierarchynightlifegay youth
Key Collaborators
Tony Ayres Director Jackie Farkas Director of Photography Reva Childs Editor Oleh Witer Original Music Composer Tony Ayres Writer Helen Bowden Producer Joanna Park Production Design
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