

Mayor of Lowell (2025)
From Refugee to World Leader
2025-03-21
15 Min.
PG-13
Overview
This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the first Cambodian American Mayor in the United States. Chau immigrated to the U.S. at seven years old to escape the Khmer Rouge genocide. Through this unique story that showcases the best of Lowell—immigrant success, assimilation, history, and the development of the arts—we see a man born into a war-torn country who comes to America to be a first-in-the-nation leader.
Cast
Mayor of Lowell
Mayor's Wife
Mayor's Son
Mayor's Son
Assistant to the Mayor
Tattoo Artist
Portrait Painter
Interim Director, Amherst Media
President, Indras' Artistic Creations
President, Greater Lowell Community Foundation