Mak Fai Insider: Building Culture & Community | Mak Fai Kung Fu Dragon & Lion Dance Assn.

An Eckel 漢 Tech Documentary. Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles Hollywood: Official Selection | 2022 Fentress Student Film Fest, Best Director: College Student Winner | 2022 Fentress Film Fest, Nominee: Best Overall Short | 2023 Huntington Beach Cultural Cinema TV Showcase, Renewing & Rebuilding: Communities and Beyond Award | 2022 LA Student Film Festival: Official Selection | 2022 Mixed Asian Media Fest: Official Selection | 2022 Seattle Asian American Film Festival: Official Selection | 2023 Seattle Film Festival, Winner: Best Sports Documentary Short Film, Nominee: Seattle Filmmaker Award | 2022 Seattle Film Summit: Official Selection | 2022 The 44th Annual Telly Awards, Gold Telly Winner in Sports, Silver Telly Winner in Arts & Cultural, Bronze Telly Winner in Lifestyle, Bronze Telly Winner in Student | 2023 Established by Grandmaster Mak Hin Fai in 1974, Mak Fai Kung Fu Dragon & Lion Dance Association is Seattle's premier lion dance troupe, performing hundreds of shows year-round. Highlighting members of Mak Fai, we learn the importance of martial arts and lion dancing, as well as the culture and community behind it. Through these interviews, we see lion dancing as a tool to teach Asian American youth the importance of preserving tradition, appreciating culture, and building community. Director & Editor / Han Eckelberg Audio Technician / Mette Knutzen Director of Photography / Han Eckelberg Assistant Camera Operator / Johnny Nguyen & John To Featuring Sifu Royal Tan, Kathy Dao, Han Eckelberg, Mette Knutzen, Martin Lau, Johnny Nguyen, Ngoc Nguyen, and John To, members from Mak Fai Kung Fu Dragon & Lion Dance Association. Representing Seattle Chinatown. https://filmfreeway.com/makfaidoc 麥顯輝龍獅團 | Specializing in Lion & Dragon Dance Performances Visit our website! https://www.makfailiondance.com/ Make sure to SUBSCRIBE, Follow me on Facebook and Insta! FB| eckel.tech IG| @eckel.tech WEB| https://eckeltech.myportfolio.com/