Congratulations to Re-Take Oakland filmmaker, Lucy Saephan, who received the 2022 CAAMFEST Loni Ding Award for Social Justice Documentary, for My Name is Lai.
In My Name is Lai, a first generation Mien American elder, shares the events leading up to her arrival to the U.S. as a refugee survivor of war. Lai retraces moments of her life from memories as a young child, to being a newly arrived refugee finding her way in the U.S. Through these memories, Lai reflects on her life, passing on cultural traditions, fears of losing her independence, and hopes for the future.