{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox film | name = Finding Cleveland | image = Finding Cleveland poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Promotional poster | director = {{Plainlist| * Larissa Lam}} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Baldwin Chiu * Only Won}} | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * Larissa Lam}} | music = Larissa Lam | cinematography = Baldwin Chiu | editing = Dwight Buhler | studio = Cheerful Forest Productions | released = {{Film date|df=y|2015|08|30}} | runtime = 13 minutes | country = United States | language = {{Plainlist| * English}}}}
'''''Finding Cleveland''''' is a 2015 American documentary film about a Chinese American family's journey to search for their family roots. Instead of leading them to the Far East to a remote village in China, it took them to the deep south into the remote little town of Cleveland in the Mississippi Delta.<ref>[http://www.theclevelandcurrent.com/single-post/2017/02/01/Documentary-provides-rich-history, The Cleveland Current]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Accessed 1 February 2017.</ref>
They uncover not only the history of their family, but also that of the early Chinese American settlers: an entire community caught between the black and white population. In addition to them dealing with the obvious racism, segregation, loneliness, depression, and financial burdens, they had to do it during a time when Congress enacted the only act in American history that explicitly targeted a specific ethnic group: the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.<ref>[http://www.findingcleveland.com/about/ The story] Accessed 2 March 2016.</ref><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/story-about-america-short-doc-explores-familys-immigration-story-n444476, NBC News.] Accessed 2 March 2016.</ref>
The film had its world premiere at the 168 Film Festival on 30 August 2015 and has been shown at multiple film festivals. It continues to be shown at libraries, museums, churches, and schools. On May 18, 2017, it made its broadcast debut on PBS Mississippi.<ref>[http://www.mpbonline.org/searchresults/?q=finding%20Cleveland MPBOnline-Mississippi Shorts.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923144952/http://www.mpbonline.org/searchresults/?q=finding%20Cleveland |date=September 23, 2017 }} Accessed 2 May 2017.</ref> The film has sparked the creation of the full length film, ''Far East Deep South''.
==Selected cast== * Only Won * Larissa Lam
==Accolades== * 2015: Best Documentary Finalist, 168 Film Festival.<ref>[https://www.168film.com/Festival/Nominations-Awards/2015 168 Winners 2015.]</ref> * 2015: Best Documentary Award, Asians on Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asiansonfilm.com/asians-on-film-festival-summer-quarter-2015-winners/|title=Summer 2015 Winners Announced|publisher=Asians on Film|date=October 17, 2015}}</ref> * 2016: Best Documentary, Oxford Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordeagle.com/2016/02/22/film-fest-ticket-sales-up/|title=Film fest ticket sales up|publisher=Oxford Eagle|date=February 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oxfordfilmfest.com/oxford-film-festival/|title=BEST OF OXFORD SHORTS AT THE SHELTER MARCH 5 FREE!|publisher=Oxford Film Festival|date=February 26, 2016}}</ref> * 2016: Outstanding Film, Sacramento International Film Festival * 2015: Official Selection, Philadelphia Asian Film Festival, Boston Asian American Film Festival, Chinese American Film Festival, Big Asian Film Festival * 2016: Official Selection, DC Asians Pacific American Film Festival, Sacramento International Film Festival
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.findingCleveland.com/}} * {{IMDb title|5130656|Finding Cleveland}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPKZ3vlmZzY Trailer Finding Cleveland] (1 minute video)
Category:2015 films Category:2015 short documentary films Category:American short documentary films Category:Films shot in Mississippi Category:2015 American films Category:2015 English-language films Category:English-language documentary films