Seadrift (2019)
• January 26th, 2019 • 1h 8min
Documentary
Overview
On August 3rd, 1979, a Vietnamese refugee shoots and kills a white crab fisherman at the town docks in Seadrift, TX. What began as a fishing dispute erupts in violence and ignites a resurgence of the KKK and open hostilities against the Vietnamese along the Gulf Coast. Set during the early days of Vietnamese refugee arrival, “Seadrift” examines the circumstances that led up to the shooting, its tumultuous aftermath, and the unexpected consequences that continue to reverberate today.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Last Whites of the East End
Released on: 2016-05-24
Documentary
Documentary exploring the effect of mass immigration on the dwindling white community of the East En...
Baldwin's Nigger
Released on: 1968-07-12
Documentary
James Baldwin and Dick Gregory discuss the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Great Britain.
Saigon, U.S.A.
Released on: 2004-04-04
Documentary
Since the fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnamese refugees have built the largest Vietnamese community ou...
Fantastic Lies
Released on: 2016-03-13
Documentary, History
One night in Durham, North Carolina, a rape accusation set fire to the reputations of three college ...
HAND. LINE. COD.
Released on: 2016-09-14
Documentary
In the coldest waters surrounding Newfoundland's rugged Fogo Island, "people of the fish"—traditiona...
General Hercules
Released on: 2022-06-12
Documentary
In June 1893, European prospectors unlawfully took claim to ‘The Golden Mile’ on Aboriginal land. In...
Nin E Tepueian: My Cry
Released on: 2020-01-24
Documentary
NIN E TEPUEIAN - MY CRY is a documentary tracks the journey of Innu poet, actress and activist, Nata...
Dark Girls
Released on: 2011-11-17
Documentary
Documentary exploring the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color---particularly dark-skin...
F.I.S.H.I.N.G
Released on: 2012-08-29
Documentary
One million Dutchmen (out of 16 million) play soccer. Almost two million fish at least once a year. ...
The Australian Dream
Released on: 2019-08-22
Documentary
AFL legend Adam Goodes shares the story of his life and career to offer a deeper insight into race, ...
The Final Quarter
Released on: 2019-06-07
Documentary
Australian documentary filmmaker Ian Darling re-examines the incidents that marked the final 3 years...
Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story
Released on: 1998-09-16
Documentary
Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story is a documentary on the triumphal life story of the first...
Paper Lantern
Released on:
Documentary
A portrait of a Vietnamese-Canadian family opening up a restaurant and cocktail bar in Calgary's Chi...
Skinningrove
Released on: 2013-01-18
Documentary
A photographer shares unpublished images chronicling time spent among the 'fiercely independent' res...
A City Decides
Released on: 1956-01-01
Documentary
A City Decides chronicles the events that led to the integration of the St. Louis public schools in ...
Où sont les noirs ?
Released on: 2020-03-18
Documentary
French actors Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Aïssa Maïga, Sonia Rolland, Deborah Lukumuena, Marie-France Malo...
Obaida
Released on: 2019-04-24
Documentary, History, War
OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli militar...
Until the End of the World
Released on: 2024-02-15
Documentary
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, along with other international organizations, ...