Golden venture
By: New Day Films ; writer, producer, director, Peter Cohn ; Hillcrest Films LLC
Contributors: Robbins, Tim, 1958-; Hillcrest Films; New Day Films
Series: HIS 220B (NU course); JRN 340 (NU course); LAW 400 (NU course); LAW 440 (NU course); POL 100 (NU course); POL 201 (NU course); PLA 317 (NU course); SOC 500 (NU course)
Publisher: Hillcrest Films; Distributed by New Day Films
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [New York, NY]; Harriman, NY
Language: eng; chi
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 70
ISBN-13: 9781574481525
Subjects: Human smuggling; Illegal aliens; History; Citizenship; Government policy; Emigration and immigration law; Popular works; Emigration and immigration; Golden Venture (Ship)
Description: On June 6, 1993, the coastal freighter Golden Venture ran aground in New York City with the largest shipment of illegal aliens ever recorded, as a Chinatown gang tried to smuggle 286 Chinese into the US.  This film follows four of the ship's passengers, who survived the sinking and a long subsequent imprisonment, in their present lives.  One deported to China, one in New York, another in Florida, and one who remained anonymous to avoid deportation.  They have had problems with the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service), and the lawyer and paralegal who aided in their release from prison tell their part of this tale of woe and hope that spans over ten years.
Notes: Originally produced as a documentary film in 2006.

DIrector of photography, Etienne Sauret ; editors, Thavisouk Phrasavath, Peter Kinoy ; music, Miranda Hentoff ; translators, Qing Liu, Shasha Dai, Yee Yeo Chang, Xin Yi Puah ; transcription, Ben Winters, Vicky Kuperman.

Narrator, Tim Robbins; with Guilin Chen, Yan Li, Arming He, Kaiqu Zheng, William Slattery, Lee Peng Fei, Karen Pace, Ray Kelly, William Mundy, Chris Muldoon, Criag Trebilcock, Doris Meissner, Beverly Church, Sterling Showers, Russell Knocke, Tom Tancredo, Todd, Platts, Michael Chen.

DVD.

In English and Chinese with English subtitles.
Table of contents: title: Immigrants; title: Snakeheads; title: Out of China; title: June 6, 1993; title: We were not welcome; title: Strange bedfellows; title: Folded dreams; title: Misled; title: Release; title: Life in the beautiful country; title: Illegal alien; title: China; title: 44 lbs. of luggage; title: On the hill; title: Unfinished journey; title: End credits.