Who is Michael Jang?
2024•42m•Released
Documentary
After a long career as a commercial and portrait photographer, mischievous San Francisco artist Michael Jang sat for decades on a hidden treasure of pictures taken in his 20s—both candid celebrity shots and a down-to-earth cross-section of Chinese American family life rarely captured so playfully. Then, during the pandemic, Jang set out to share his work with the world, street guerilla-style.
Director
Mike Jacobs
Languages
English
Studio
ITVS
Cast
Michael Jang
Production
Company
ITVS
Producer
Lysette Urus
Producer
Mike Jacobs
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