AsiaLENS AEMS Documentary and Independent Film Series at the Spurlock Museum: Jimmy In Saigon (2022)
- Event Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2022
- Time: 7:00 pm (CDT)
- Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
- Cost: Free and open to the public
Jimmy in Saigon explores the tragic death, radical life, and forbidden romance of a 24-year-old Vietnam veteran who died in Saigon in 1972. Featuring modern-day scenes shot in the United States, Vietnam, and France, as well as archival footage, the film is directed by U of I alumnus Peter McDowell, Jimmy’s youngest brother, with Dan Savage (University of Illinois Alum, 1988) as the executive producer. The original musical score was written by the filmmaker’s brother, John McDowell (also born and raised in Champaign, and composer of Oscar-winning Born Into Brothels), and by Italian-German singer and composer Sabina Sciubba (lead singer of the GRAMMY®-nominated electropop powerhouse Brazilian Girls; actor in the television series Baskets). Jimmy, John, and Peter McDowell are all Urbana-Champaign natives, and Jimmy and Peter graduated from University of Illinois High School (Uni High) in Urbana.
Stay after the screening for a discussion with Peter McDowell (Filmmaker).
AsiaLENS Film Series
AsiaLENS is a film screening and discussion series offering campus and community audiences an opportunity to view documentary and independent film on issues reflecting contemporary life in Asia.
AsiaLENS screenings are funded in part by the Spurlock Museum's Y.T. Lo and S. de Mundo Lo Scholar's Studio Endowment and B.A. Knight Endowment.
Co-sponsored by the Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies (external link), The Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, The Yuen Tze Lo and Sara De Mundo Lo Scholars Studio Fund, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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