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Tyrus

Pioneering Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong's life and work are explored in this film, tracing his journey from arriving at an immigration detention center at Angel Island in 1919, aged nine, to overcoming poverty, racism, and other challenges.

The film TYRUS explores the life and work of Tyrus Wong, a pioneering Chinese American artist who overcame poverty, racism, and discrimination to become a renowned painter and Hollywood sketch artist.

Info about Tyrus

Studio(s): Stone Circle Pictures, New Moon Pictures

Originally Released: United States, Nov 07, 2015

Production Country: United States

Budget: $500,000.00

Genres:Animation, Biography, Documentary, History