Stranded in Canton captures the stranded of present day Guangzhou. Tens of thousands of sub-Saharan African merchants currently live in the mega city of Guangzhou, located along the northern reaches of the Pearl River in southern China. The local Cantonese commonly refer to the Sanyuanli and Xiaobei districts of the city as Chocolate City due to their large number of African inhabitants. Here we encounter Lebrun, who represents and illustrates the reality of illegal African traders struggling in Guangzhou.