This meditative videopoem reflects on recent anti-Asian hate incidents, including one at Wing Luke museum in Seattle and one in Georgetown, Texas. Psychiatrist, poet and filmmaker Ravi Chandra explores love, hate, identity, and suffering, and commits us solemnly to the fight against racism and violence.
Director - Ravi Chandra
Ravi Chandra, M.D. is a psychiatrist, writer, and compassion educator in San Francisco, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He writes for Psychology Today and East Wind eZine, where his longform essays are written “from his corner of the intersection of Black and Asian lives.” His debut documentary, "The Bandaged Place: From AIDS to COVID and Racial Justice" won Best Film at the 2021 Cannes Independent Film Festival. "Facebuddha: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks" is his full-length nonfiction debut, and is the winner of a 2017 Nautilus Silver Book Award. More information at