Finding Kukan

A search for an extraordinary woman leads to a lost Oscar®-winning film

Duration: 75 min
Release date: 2016-11-05
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A filmmaker turns detective to uncover the forgotten story of Li Ling-Ai, the un-credited female producer of KUKAN, an Academy Award-winning color documentary about World War II China that has been lost for decades.

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