54 min | English | USA | 2023
Alan Chong Lau has sliced, cut, and trimmed produce at Uwajimaya Store in Seattle’s International district for over 30 years. Between his “death sentence” job grind, he has chronicled the International District neighborhood, the shoppers, and the produce through poems published in poetry reviews and a book of poetry published by the University of Hawai’i press, Blues and Greens, A Produce Worker’s Journal and paintings represented by the Francine Seders gallery.
Screenings
Seattle International Film Festival 2023
Sun, May 14, 2023 – 6:30 PM SIFFUPTW3 (511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA)
Tue, May 16, 2023 – 6:00 PM Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA)
Gallery
Credits
Featuring: Alan Cong Lau
Producer: Doug Ing
Director: Doug Ing
Editor: Doug Ing
Story Consultant: Fernanda Rossi
Junior Editor: Gordon Modin
Editing Consultant: Edward Engel
Musical effects: Susie Kozawa
Creative consultant: Leslie Thyagarajan
Sound Mixer: Lars Sorenson
Post Production Consultant: Nadeem Uddin
Music: David McKnight Brunn
Team
Producer, Director, and Editor Doug Ing:
Doug Ing is a filmmaker and artist based in his hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii. He has made over 70 short films, and Alan @ Work is his feature-length film debut.
Subject: Alan Chong Lau
Alan worked in produce for over 30 years at Uwajimaya Store in Seattle, WA, International District before retiring. When he wasn’t trimming Bok Choy or cutting overripe bitter melon, he wrote poetry and painted. He is currently still the Arts columnist for the International Examiner, a biweekly community newspaper. “Blue and Greens a produce worker’s journal” 2000 University of Hawai’i Press. His paintings are represented by Art Xchange.