Mayor of Lowell (2025)

03/21/2025 (EN) • 15m

Adventure, Documentary, History, War

From Refugee to World Leader

Overview

This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the first Cambodian American Mayor in the United States. Chau immigrated to the U.S. at seven years old to escape the Khmer Rouge genocide. Through this unique story that showcases the best of Lowell—immigrant success, assimilation, history, and the development of the arts—we see a man born into a war-torn country who comes to America to be a first-in-the-nation leader.

Top Billed Cast

Sokhary Chau

Mayor of Lowell

Somong Rattanayang

Mayor's Wife

Philip Chau

Mayor's Son

Matthew Chau

Mayor's Son

Erastus Mwangi

Assistant to the Mayor

Bernard Long

Portrait Painter

Yanna Ok

Interim Director, Amherst Media

Kennis Mor

President, Indras' Artistic Creations


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

refugee

folk festival

mayor

american dream

arts

success

community

based on true story

educational

celebration

lowell massachusetts

documentary filmmaking

khmer rouge

immigrant family

unity

working immigrants

cambodian

immigrant life

family entertainment

cultural preservation

inspirational

captivating

influential

documentary short

awestruck

khmer art

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