Mayor of Lowell
“From Refugee to World Leader”
2025•G•15m•Released
AdventureDocumentaryHistoryWar
This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the first Cambodian American Mayor in the United States. Chau immigrated to the U.S. at seven years old to escape the Khmer Rouge genocide. Through this unique story that showcases the best of Lowell—immigrant success, assimilation, history, and the development of the arts—we see a man born into a war-torn country who comes to America to be a first-in-the-nation leader.
Director
Hunter Berube
Writer
Hunter R Berube, Kayla Dalton, Murat Metshin
Languages
English
Cast
Sokhary Chau
Mayor of Lowell
Somong Rattanayang
Mayor's Wife
Philip Chau
Mayor's Son
Matthew Chau
Mayor's Son
Erastus Mwangi
Assistant to the Mayor
Sid “Sid Ink” Ou
Tattoo Artist
Bernard Long
Portrait Painter
Yanna Ok
Interim Director, Amherst Media
Kennis Mor
President, Indras' Artistic Creations
Jay Linnehan
President, Greater Lowell Community Foundation
Production
Producer
Kennis Yin-Mor
Producer
Kayla Dalton
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