Asian-American cuisine comes together with Asian-American film for “outdoor movie night” in Richmond tonight.
Uncle's Snack Shop, a Richmond restaurant specializing in Asian fusion boneless fried chicken, will be hosting a screening of the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians Friday at 9 p.m.
The movie night will be open to everyone, and community members are encouraged to come early to grab some movie snacks and secure good seats. Meanwhile, attendees will be greeted by a "special surprise" at the end, according to a Facebook post from Uncle's Snack Shop.
Crazy Rich Asians is about a Chinese-American professor who dates a man named Nick and looks forward to meeting his family. However, she is shaken up when she learns that Nick's family belongs to one of the wealthiest families in Singapore.
"I can't think of a better movie to kick off movie nights. For us, Crazy Rich Asians was more than just a successful movie. It sparked the beginning of a movement that we're still feeling now with an immediate increase in Asian representation from Hollywood and a unification of our community," read the Facebook post.
"We are proud to be Asian, we are proud to be living in North America, and we are proud to put our many cultures together to serve our kind of Asian-American food that we hope you will enjoy as much as we do."
Canadian actor Osric Chau is also one of Uncle Snack's Shop owners.
On July 1, Chau updated his Facebook page saying opening a restaurant amid the pandemic has been crazy and there are plenty of ups and downs. However, hosting a movie night for the local community is certainly a highlight.
