Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
Directed by James Redford
2021Documentary101 minUnited States
Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club, confronts the inherited trauma of the women in her family who survived the Chinese tradition of concubinage.
StatusAvailable to book
ReleaseMay 3, 2021
Runtime101 min
FormatsDCP · Digital file
On screensReady to book
Synopsis
Amy Tan has firmly established herself as one of America’s most respected literary voices. Born to Chinese immigrant parents, it would be decades before the author of The Joy Luck Club would fully understand the inherited trauma rooted in the legacies of women who survived the Chinese tradition of concubinage.
The director
James Redford
James Redford (1962–2020) was an American filmmaker and activist whose documentaries tackled health, education and culture. Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir was made for PBS's American Masters.
