FLY IN POWER
 Film poster for “FLY IN POWER”. Painted wings.
FLY IN POWER
 Film poster for “FLY IN POWER”. Painted wings.
Fly in Power follows the community of Asian and migrant massage parlour workers, sex workers and allies in Red Canary Song – highlighting their practices of care, survival, and community amidst their fight against the incarceration and trafficking systems

FLY IN POWER

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GRAND JURY PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY – Los Angeles Asian American and Pacific Islander Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION – Asian American International Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION  – San Francisco Sex Worker Arts and Film Festival 

Migrant Worker Rights • Sex Worker Rights • Border Policing • Migrant Communities • Grassroots Organizing • Labour Organizing • Community-Building • Feminism • Worker Solidarity • Criminal Justice


Date of Completion: 2023 | Run Time: 78 minutes​​ | Languages: English, Korean & Mandarin | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Co-Director and Executive Producer: Yin Q | Co-Director: Yoon Grace Ra | Producer: Xen Nhà | Production Assistant: Kai Yang | Film Participants: Charlotte, Professor Elena Shih, KhoKhoi, Yeonhoo Cho, Lisa, Esther K

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 a bodyworker/healer, and Prof. Elena Shih, a 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. In 2023 FLY IN POWER won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the LAAPFF. 

The Amp | Kathy Ou, Writer
"A stunning feat of mourning, loving, and community-building, Fly In Power stands alone in its unique aesthetics of care and collectivity. In order to protect the massage workers’ identities, the filmmakers never show us their faces, which is an enormous creative challenge that was accomplished beautifully."

Asian CineVision | Demi Guo, Writer
"Fly in Power is a call to action...Everything about this film challenges our misconceptions of worlds we seldom give a second thought to, be it an Asian neighborhood, Asian woman, migrant women, or sex work."

Herizons | Cid V Brunet, Writer
"Fly In Power’s juxtaposition of intimate moments with difficult political realities underscores the urgency of the issues Red Canary Song members have risked their safety to highlight...With incredible vulnerability and bravery, this film captures the incredible strength of Asian massage workers and sex workers surviving and thriving, while fighting for collective justice."