They Call Me Suki
4 mins
Suki Terada Ports is an unstoppable Japanese American NYC elder who has been a tireless activist for the AAPI Community for decades. She has fought for Civil Rights in the 1960s, school integration, prison reform, female healthcare equality, LGBTQ+ rights, HIV/AIDS prevention and support, before the AAPI community would even recognize it. In this film, we follow Suki as she goes from her neighborhood in Harlem where she’s lived for over 87 years to a lunch at her friend’s apartment in downtown. A conversation of action, identity, and belonging emerges between three generations of AAPI activists and storytellers.
M.G. Evangelista
Director
M.G. Evangelista
Writer
Simone Ling
Producer
Robert C. Winn
Producer
Brad Jenkins
Executive Producer
Saj Patel
Executive Producer
Kristen Wong
Executive Producer
Lorena Durán
Director of Photography
Alan Wu
Editor
Choi Sung-rok
Sound Designer
Lia Ouyang Rusli
Music