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Mayor of Lowell
“From Refugee to World Leader”
0.0 / 10• 2025• 15m•G• English
AdventureDocumentaryHistoryWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
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Sokhary Chau
Mayor of Lowell
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Somong Rattanayang
Mayor's Wife
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Philip Chau
Mayor's Son
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Matthew Chau
Mayor's Son
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Erastus Mwangi
Assistant to the Mayor
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Sid “Sid Ink” Ou
Tattoo Artist
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Bernard Long
Portrait Painter
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Yanna Ok
Interim Director, Amherst Media
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hunter Berube's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mayor of Lowell is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
