Torch Song

Torch Song 2020

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Aiden, a teenager who has Klinefelter syndrome (XXY), a genetic condition where an extra X chromosome is present. The boy, through ritual and magical chants, banishes adolescence and becomes a man on his own terms – torn by and between the shortcomings of his mother and father.

2020

Chinese Entertainers

Chinese Entertainers 1929

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From the Fox Movietone News Collection, three Chinese singers and musicians perform a song about the Ming Dynasty, then storytellers tell a story about bargaining at the market. Fox Movietone News Story 4-866.

1929

Introducing Chan Kim Hock

Introducing Chan Kim Hock 1970

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"This young gentleman talks to you from far Singapore, half way 'round the world." From the Fox Movietone News Collection, filmed in 1930, a Chinese boy, speaking English, introduces himself and his sister, then attempts to dispel some common American stereotypes about the Chinese. Fox Movietone News Story 5-769.

1970