Past Run
Bad Axe
BAD AXE captures a closely knit Asian American family living in a rural Michigan community as they now fight to keep their American dream alive. As owners of a prominent local restaurant, they reckon with a global pandemic, racial tensions, and generational scars from Cambodia’s “killing fields.”
“There is a rawness to the movie that is laudably consistent and captivating.” -Film Threat
“Touching and heartfelt.” -Collider
“It’s a love letter to overcoming adversity with the help of family, of business, of identity.”
— Dan Fienberg, Hollywood Reporter
FROM THE VAULT
Where it played at Laemmle — 4 engagements
TRAILER
AWARDS
- Winner, Audience Award ~ Documentary Feature — South by Southwest
- Winner, Special Jury Recognition ~ Exceptional Intimacy in Storytelling — South by Southwest
- Nominee, Grand Jury Award ~ Documentary Feature — South by Southwest