Though I Am Gone (dir. Lin Zhao)
DGENERATE FILMS EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF 3/28/11-4/3/11
Friday, April 1st at 7 PM
Address: Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre St. New York, NY 10013
Description: 4 out of 4 stars from Roger Ebert Directed by Hou Hsaio Hsien, Three Times tells three separate stories of love between May and Chen, set in 1911, 1966, and 2005.
Tickets are $10/adult; $8/student & senior, and free for MOCA members. RSVP to education@mocanyc.org or call 212.619.4785.
Sunday, April 3 at 1 PM
Screening as part of the Series: Fearless: Chinese Independent Documentaries
Address: 701 Mission Street San Francisco, California, 94103
Description: “an astonishing achievement on every level” – Robert Koehler of Variety In 1994, a a community center fire broke out, killing over 300 children. This film is an investigation of a national tragedy long held in silence.
Tickets for the screening are $7 for general admission and $5 for seniors, students, and teachers. Gallery admission is included in ticket price. Tickets can be purchased online here.
Info on more events, including screenings in Honolulu and New Jersey, after the break.
Monday, March 28 at 6:30 PM
Address: 713 Marsha Avenue Williamstown, New Jersey
Description: As urbanization in China advances at a breakneck pace, Chinese cities teeter on the brink of mayhem. Hua Hsu of The Atlantic calls it “one of the most mesmerizing films I’ve seen in ages“.
The screening is free.
Tuesday, March 29 at 7 PM
Screening as part of the Ricefield Chinese Language Film Season
Address: 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow, United Kingdom
Description: On the North Korean border, Chinese military police enforce the law with a heavy hand, leading to moments of harrowing abuse and surreal satire. Variety critic Robert Koehler calls Crime and Punishment “Stunning“.
Tickets are free. Call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900 to reserve your ticket.
Thursday, March 31 at 12 PM
Screening as part of Seeing Asia Eye to Eye
Address: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kal’kaua Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii
Description: Du Haibin’s award-winning documentary of the earthquake that devastated China’s Sichuan province in 2008 explores how victims, citizens and government responded to a national tragedy. 1428 is a vision of human devastation that is “fascinating, beautifully crafted” (Ronnie Scheib, Variety).
The screenings are free and open to the public.
Saturday, April 2 at 2:10 PM
Screening as part of Seeing Asia Eye to Eye
Address: Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kal’kaua Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii
Description: In 1966, the Cultural Revolution exploded throughout China, and Bian Zhongyun, the vice principal of a prestigious school in Beijing, was beaten to death by her own students.
The screenings are free and open to the public.
For a full list of upcoming events, visit our Events Page.