A glimpse into the practices of care, autonomy and survival of Asian migrant sex workers in NY.
Fly in Power (FIP) spotlights the work of Asian migrant massage and sex workers of Red Canary Song (RCS), a mutual aid, abolitionist collective based in Flushing, NYC. We follow the stories of Charlotte (a Korean massage worker/poet), KhoKhoi (bodyworker/healer), and Prof. Elena Shih (Brown University, global human trafficking researcher) as well as the broader Red Canary Song community. The film is a glimpse into their practices of care, autonomy, and survival against the oppressive systems that face Asian massage parlour workers and sex workers. Calling for ‘rights, not rescue’ these women and non-binary queers fight for their community, for decriminalization, and debunking the myths of sex trafficking that pervade the Asian diaspora.Â
In 2023 Fly in Power won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Los Asian and Pacific Islander film Festival. It has been screened at festivals such as the San Francisco Sex Worker Arts and Film Festival, Red Umbrella Film Festival, The 46th Asian International Film Festival, Tucson Sex Worker Film Festival, as well as at numerous academic institutions and community screenings nationally and globally.Â
Yoon Grace Ra & Yin Q, USA, 2023, ‘79, Korean, English, Mandarin, Spanish with English Subtitles
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