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Arts & Entertainment

BAMcinématek Presents: No Look Pass

Part of BAMcinématek

Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 6:50pm
Q&A with Melissa Johnson

Directed by Melissa Johnson

(2011) 87min

This documentary follows Emily Tay, a young woman caught between her Buddhist parents—who risked everything to emigrate from Burma and expect their daughter to comply with an arranged marriage—and her own American dream. When Emily moves to Germany to play professional basketball and falls in love with a US servicewoman living under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, her story unfolds as she struggles to find the courage required to live the life she imagines. 

Co-presented with the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs as part of Immigrant Heritage Week, a citywide celebration, from April 17 to 24, that honors the experiences and contributions of the millions of immigrants who have shaped our city for generations.

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