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Current Chinese indie and underground films in series themes of:“Excluded Lives”, "The Beat Generation”, "Death & Loss", "Dear Cargivers"
About this Event
Series 1: “Excluded Lives”
Films focused on individuals often marginalized by the main society, including those experiencing homelessness, Addiction, and post-Pr*son life.
DIG (2024, 5min, Animation) Directed by Ran Xu
“Rabbits have been digging in narrow burrows...For generations.”
CRIME REHERSAL (2024, 5 min, Experimental) Directed by Jingyu Liu
"After being released from detention, Lao Cai takes a relexing trip in Shanghai with his friend Lao Jin, searching for the abandoned quarry pit as they chat about wealth and poverty the two reflect on their lives. (*Premierd at 2024 FIRST Film Festival)
LENS AND LIES (2024, 5 min, Documentary) Directed by Jinglu Ji
“An ordinary family dinner, my uncle gets drunk and acts out. To protect the childrenfrom being affected, the adults lied that I was filming a movie and that my uncle was rehearsing his performances.”
WANGFUJING (2024, 177 min, Documentary) Directed by Ruibo Liu
“In the summer 2017 at Beijing’s Wangfujing, a group of homeless"drifters" survived on tourists’ scraps, shared cheap liquor, and discussed philosophy. While they cared for each other like family, their struggles with alcohol dependency, gang ambitions strained their bonds while the outside world was rapidly changing as well.” (*2024 Torchlight Filmmakers' Best Picture)
- January 19th, 2025 Door Open: 5:45 Show Start: 6:00PM
A Space Gallery - 13 Grattan St #402, Brooklyn, NY
Screening Curator and Host: Jinglu Ji Openning Performance: Reem Rello thy Poetry Fello
Post-Screening Q&A with: Chenghao Wen (In-person) Entry fee: $10
Series 2: “The Beat Generation”
Films explores the challenges faced by the COVID-era youth in China, including unemployment, mental illness, societal pressures, and an nomadic lifestyle.
SICK PEACH (2024, 40 min, Documentary) Directed by Dong Yan
“This film documents the live status of a high school student, "Peach," and a university student, "Bing." ("2024 Torchlight Filmmakers' Nominee"）
DREAM CHRONICLE (2022, 20min, Experimental) Directed by Xu Zhao
"Five people busy with their lives share their dreams at night. Immersed in surreal settings their dreams reflect reality itself." (*Premierd at 2022 Visions du Réel）
TENANT’S DIARY (2023, 78min, Documentary) Directed by Chenghao Wen & Huan You
"On two winter nights in 2022, we escaped lockdown and wandered under the Qingchuan Bridge with friends—playing music, drinking, warming by the fire and swinging. I kept a journal titled 'Tenants' Diary'" （*2024 Torchlight Filmmakers' Nominee）*Director Q&A in-person
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
A Space Gallery, 13 Grattan Street, Brooklyn, United States
Tickets
USD 10.00
