01 Live event — inaugural
The Post Gen
● Tickets on sale
DEEP
CUTS.
An evening of music, memory & reinvention — rare archives, listening sessions, food & vendors, marking the launch of New Wave on the Criterion Channel.
Sept 17 · The River LA
The Post Gen presents Deep Cuts — an intimate evening of music, memory and reinvention, celebrating New Wave launching on the Criterion Channel.
Join us for a guided listening session by Elizabeth Ai and Samanta Helou, accompanied by a six-course tasting menu curated by Jess Wang and Felix Fang of Double Joy.
In partnership with AZN Americana & Doverlane
On the night
Guided listening session — Elizabeth Ai & Samanta Helou
Six-course tasting menu — Double Joy
Altar & lion dance blessing
DJ sets all night · happy hour
Photo booth · zine workshop & more
Date
Thu — Sept 17
5:30 – 9:30 PM
Venue
The River LA
2929 Knox Ave · Frogtown
02 Projects — now showing
Documentary feature + book
2024
Now streaming on
The Criterion Channel
Rebellion & reinvention in the Vietnamese diaspora — the underground new wave scene that fueled a generation of refugees redefining themselves.
About the film
Produced by The Post Gen. Directed by Elizabeth Ai, the film weaves oral history, archival audio, and field recordings into a portrait of the music, fashion, and politics of post-1975 Vietnamese-American youth culture. The companion book — same title, longer arc — is in print now.
Director
Elizabeth Ai
Runtime
86 min
Format
Film + book
03 About
Studio — Los Angeles
About.
THE POST GEN is a cultural media studio exploring identity, subculture, and the ways we become visible. We believe subculture is authorship, and identity is shaped by the people who live it, archive it, and remix it.
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