| 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 |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce is a 2000comedy-drama film directed byChi Muoi Lo in his directorial debut about aVietnamese brother and sister raised by anAfrican American couple. The film stars Chi Muoi Lo,Paul Winfield,Sanaa Lathan, andMary Alice.
The film has received mixed reviews. ALos 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] TheSan Francisco Chronicle noted that the film was "a comedy of interracial wariness and misunderstanding marked by a refreshing lack of sappiness".[3]
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
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| 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 |