Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
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Directed by	Chi Muoi Lo
Written by	Chi Muoi Lo
Produced by	Chi Muoi Lo
Starring	Chi Muoi Lo Paul Winfield Sanaa Lathan Mary Alice
Cinematography	Rudy M. Fenenga, Jr. Dean Lent
Edited by	Dawn Hoggatt
Music by	Stanley A. Smith
Distributed by	Black Hawk Entertainment
Release date	June 9, 2000 (2000-06-09)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Chi Muoi Lo in his directorial debut about a Vietnamese brother and sister raised by an African American couple. The film stars Chi Muoi Lo, Paul Winfield, Sanaa Lathan, and Mary Alice. Music Supervision was performed by Tony Scott Zubia (Platinum One Entertainment).

Cast

• Chi Muoi Lo as Dwayne Williams/Sap
• Sanaa Lathan as Nina
• Paul Winfield as Harold Williams
• Mary Alice as Dolores Williams
• Lauren Tom as Mai
• Kieu Chinh as Thanh
• Tyler Christopher as Michael
• Tzi Ma as Vinh
• George Wallace as James
• Wing Chen as Samantha
• Amy Tran as Young Mai
• Kevin Lo as Young Dwayne/Sap
• Kevin D’Arcy as Guard 1
• Andre Rosey Brown: Guard 2
• Ron Galbraith as Doctor
• Calvin Nguyen as Teacher
• Richard F. Whiten as Motorcycle Cop
• Lalanya Master as Bank Teller
• Mark Daniel Cade as Assistant Bank Manager
• Jedda Jones as Agnes
• Roxanne Reese as Nadine
• Saachiko Magwili as Mother
• William Thomas as Douglas
• April Tran as Interpreter
• Thomas Ryan as Lt. Davis
• Carol Kiernan as Nurse
• Thu Hong: Opera Singer
• Ho Lo as Man at Airport
• Vien Hong as Transvestite

Reviews

The film has received mixed reviews. A Los Angeles Times review noted that as the film's writer/director/actor Chi Muoi Lo "spread himself too thin, resulting in an uneven picture but one that has plenty of substance and emotion". ^[1] Roger Ebert wrote that the film was "a first draft for a movie that could have been extraordinary". ^[2] The San Francisco Chronicle noted that the film was "a comedy of interracial wariness and misunderstanding marked by a refreshing lack of sappiness". ^[3]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
2001	First Americans in the Arts Awards	Won	Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Film)	Tyler Christopher
2001	Political Film Society	Nominated	Exposé	-
1999	Florida Film Festival New Port Beach Film Festival	Won Won Won	Best Narrative Feature	Chi Muoi Lo
			Best Narrative Feature Best Screen Play	Chi Muoi Lo Chi Muoi Lo
1999	WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival [4]	Won	Theatrical Feature Films - 004	Chi Muoi Lo

References

1. "Catfish in Black Bean Sauce". fandango.com. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
2. Ebert, Roger (2000-07-28). "Catfish In Black Bean Sauce". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 2023-11-01.
3. Catfish in Black Bean Sauce at metacritic
4. Leydon, Joe (June 15, 1999). "Catfish In Black Bean Sauce". Variety . Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

External links

• Catfish In Black Bean Sauce at IMDb
• Catfish in Black Bean Sauce at Rotten Tomatoes