𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗲 – Episode 1 – Les mots qui blessent
Since her mother returned to Cambodia two years ago, Emilie, 25, and her father, 68, have been living together in their home in Asnières-sur-Seine. As winter settles in, her father reflects on the warm welcome he received upon arriving in France in the 1970s and contrasts it with the rise of anti-Asian racism today. Meanwhile, Emilie, busy with her art studies and preparing her birthday cake, recalls the cultural gap she felt from early childhood.
First episode of a short video series, produced as part of the project “REACTAsie” (“The experience of discrimination and racism faced by people of East and Southeast Asian descent in France”), funded by the Défenseur des droits (French Defender of Rights, 2020–2022). This is an action-research project conducted in partnership between the MAF research network (Migrations from East and Southeast Asia in France) and the Association des Jeunes Chinois de France (AJCF).
Credits:
Cast: Emilie LOR, Hay LOR
Director: Nicolas VIMENET
Director of photography: Guangli LIU
Gaffer: Alex Huanfa CHENG
Sound recording: Hongli WANG
Assistant director: Hélène BOUNTHONG
Production assistant: Nathalie ZHOU
Interviewer: Luc CHANG
Photography: Alex Huanfa CHENG
Music: Hongli WANG
Editing: Guangli LIU, Nicolas VIMENET, Emilie LOR
Mixing: Guillaume LAFEUILLADE
Color grading: Erwan THOMASSON
Graphic design: Caroline WANG
Project communications: Hélène BOUNTHONG, Emilie LOR
Production: Association des Jeunes Chinois de France (AJCF), MAF Research Network (Migrations from East and Southeast Asia in France), CERMES3 (Centre for Research in Medicine, Science, Health, Mental Health, and Society), CNRS — as part of the REACTAsie Action-Research project.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗲 – Episode 2 – Sitting on my face
Jade, a Korean-born art student, reads her thesis in which she recounts her experiences with anti-Asian racism, sexism, and homophobia. From her apartment, she reflects on her disappointment upon arriving in France, her deep anger toward racists, and her desire to create a new world through her artistic work.
Second episode of a short video series, produced as part of the “REACTAsie” project (“The experience of discrimination and racism faced by people of East and Southeast Asian descent in France”), funded by the Défenseur des droits (French Defender of Rights, 2020–2022). This is an action-research project carried out in partnership between the MAF research network (Migrations from East and Southeast Asia in France) and the Association des Jeunes Chinois de France (AJCF).
Credits:
Cast: Hyun BAHC
Director: Guangli LIU
Director of photography: Zirui CHEN
Gaffer: Yifan ZHANG
Sound recording: Hongli WANG
Assistant director: Hélène BOUNTHONG
Interviewer: Nicolas VIMENET
Music: Bai LI
Picture editing: Guangli LIU, Huimin WU
3D creation: Guangli LIU, Hyun BAHC
Sound editing: Hongli WANG
Mixing: Hongli WANG
Graphic design: Huimin WU
Project communications: Hélène BOUNTHONG
Acknowledgements: Annie XIE, Camille SAIGNAVONGS, Jeon JIN
Production: Association des Jeunes Chinois de France (AJCF), MAF Research Network (Migrations from East and Southeast Asia in France), CERMES3 (Centre for Research in Medicine, Science, Health, Mental Health, and Society), CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) — as part of the REACTAsie Action-Research project.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗲 – Episode 3 – The Letter
Nicolas, a teaching assistant of Korean origin, calls his girlfriend Mayline to tell her that a student made a racist remark to him — something he found amusing. Outraged, she joins him at his mother’s house and tries to convince him to respond.
This episode is part of a short video series, produced as part of the “REACTAsie” project (“The experience of discrimination and racism faced by people of East and Southeast Asian descent in France”), funded by the Défenseur des droits (2020–2022). This is an action-research project conducted in partnership between the MAF research network (Migrations from East and Southeast Asia in France) and the Association des Jeunes Chinois de France (AJCF).
Credits:
Screenplay and direction: Nicolas VIMENET
Director of photography: Guangli LIU
Camera assistant: Annier JIANG
Sound engineer: Hongli WANG
Assistant director: Hélène BOUNTHONG
Set photographer: Camille SAIGNAVONGS
Music: Hongli WANG
Editing: Annier JIANG, Nicolas VIMENET
Mixing: Hongli WANG
Color grading: Annier JIANG
Communications: Hélène BOUNTHONG, Annie XIE, Camille SAIGNAVONGS
Production: Association des Jeunes Chinois de France (AJCF), MAF Research Network (Migrations from East and Southeast Asia in France), CERMES3 (Centre for Research in Medicine, Science, Health, Mental Health, and Society), CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) — as part of the REACTAsie Action-Research project.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗲 – Episode 4 – Mile
REACTAsie is a documentary short series of portraits, created in partnership with the CNRS and the MAF research network (Migrations from East and Southeast Asia in France).
A five-chapter portrait of Mile, 38, of Chinese origin. The narrative highlights his complex sense of identity through his family heritage, his views on his parents’ integration, his passion for computer science, a friend he met in preparatory school, and his decision to acquire French citizenship in his twenties.
This episode is part of a short video series, produced as part of the “REACTAsie” project (“The experience of discrimination and racism faced by people of East and Southeast Asian descent in France”), funded by the Défenseur des droits (2020–2022). This is an action-research project conducted in partnership between the MAF research network (Migrations from East and Southeast Asia in France) and the Association des Jeunes Chinois de France (AJCF).
Credits:
Cast: Mile, Sébastien STENGER
Screenplay and direction: Nicolas VIMENET
Director of photography: Guangli LIU
Sound engineer: Hongli WANG
Assistant director: Hélène BOUNTHONG
Interviewer: Luc CHANG
Animation: Emilie LOR
Editing: Annier JIANG, Nicolas VIMENET
Mixing: Hongli WANG
Color grading: Annier JIANG
Communications: Hélène BOUNTHONG, Annie XIE
Production: Association des Jeunes Chinois de France (AJCF), MAF Research Network (Migrations from East and Southeast Asia in France), CERMES3 (Centre for Research in Medicine, Science, Health, Mental Health, and Society), CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) — as part of the REACTAsie Action-Research project.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗲 – Episode 5 – Researchers’ Voices
In this final episode, members of the REACTAsie project share their commitment, their personal experiences with discrimination and racism, and their feelings during the course of their research. The episode offers a reflective analysis on the origins and outcomes of the project, from the perspective of the researchers involved, most of whom are of Asian descent themselves.
This episode is part of a short video series, produced as part of the “REACTAsie” project (“The experience of discrimination and racism faced by people of East and Southeast Asian descent in France”), funded by the Défenseur des droits (2020–2022). This is an action-research project conducted in partnership between the MAF research network (Migrations from East and Southeast Asia in France) and the Association des Jeunes Chinois de France (AJCF).
Credits:
With: Simeng WANG, Yong LI, Miyako HAYAKAWA, Johann CAILHOL, Sophie HAAS, Youngbin KIM, Zongnan WANG
Director: Nicolas VIMENET
Director of photography: Annier JIANG
Sound engineer: Hélène BOUNTHON
Editing: Annier JIANG, Nicolas VIMENET
Mixing: Hongli WANG
Color grading: Annier JIANG
Communications: Hélène BOUNTHONG, Annie XIE
Production: Association des Jeunes Chinois de France (AJCF), MAF Research Network (Migrations from East and Southeast Asia in France), CERMES3 (Centre for Research in Medicine, Science, Health, Mental Health, and Society), CNRS — as part of the REACTAsie Action-Research project.
~ November 2021 – February 2023