10th Reel China Biennial at NYU (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY)

10th Reel China Biennial at NYU

Oct. 28-30, 2022

In this first gathering since the pandemic, we celebrate the two-decade journey of the Reel China Biennial, as well as the indomitable spirit and creative expression of independent filmmakers within and outside China. This milestone edition of Reel China brings back to NYC innovative and bold works by veteran filmmakers in the PRC along with diaspora and emerging Sinophone voices. From a frenetic Beijing on the eve of the Olympics to the searching for lost homes and new visions in internal and external exile, there are narrative and visual surprises. The program of short and long films, fiction and non-fiction in analog and digital formats, bears sharp and delicate witness to the tumultuous changes in China and the world in the 21st century.

Co-presented by

The Asian Film & Media Initiative, Department of Cinema Studies

The Center for Religion and Media

Co-sponsored by the Center for Media, Culture and History

Special thanks to: CathayPlay Film

Co-organized by

Zhen Zhang, Director of Asian Film Media Initiative, NYU

Angela Zito, Director of the Center for Religion and Media, NYU

Cristina Cajulis, Events Coordinator, Cinema Studies Department, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU

Free and open to the public. RSVP required. NYU ID and Violet Go pass OR proof of vaccination and approved campus access needed for entry. Absolutely no exceptions. RSVPs must be received by Wednesday, October 19, 2022.

Preferred seating on a first come, first served basis. Plan to arrive early.

Please see NYU's current COVID-related guidelines here: https://www.nyu.edu/life/safety-health-wellness/coronavirus-information/covid-related-guidance.html

RSVP for Friday screenings here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10th-reel-china-biennial-at-nyu-friday-only-tickets-425182350857

Please RSVP for each screening you plan to attend. Schedule below.

Full program, filmmaker biographies, and more information here: https://tisch.nyu.edu/cinema-studies/events/fall-2022/10th-reel-china-biennial-nyu

Saturday Oct. 29 (Michelson Theater, Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway, 6th Floor)

10:30am

Silence in the Dust 塵默呼吸 (Li Wei, 2022, 95 min.)

Online Q & A moderated by Zoe Meng Jiang

1:15pm

Odessa Steps 2022 敖德萨阶梯2022 (Tan Tan, 2022, 14’30 min.)

1:30pm

Stratum II: The Asthenosphere地层2: 软流层 (Cong Feng, 2022, 263 min.)

Online Q & A moderated by Zhen Zhang

8:00pm

No Rule Is Our Rule 没有規則是我們的規則 (Wen Hui & Eiko Otake, 2022, 66 min.)

Q & A with filmmakers moderated by Zhen Zhang and Angela Zito

Sunday Oct. 30 (Michelson Theater, Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway, 6th Floor)

10:30am

The Mountains Sing 歡墟 (Yang Xiao, 2021, 40 min.)

Bek 別克 (Jing Yi, 2020, 21 min)

Elephant in the Car 拼車 (Ikram Nurmehmet, 2020, 18 min.)

Sonan Raten 索南熱登 (Ta Gya, 2020, 40 min.)

1:30pm

Because the Sky is Blue 因為有藍天 (Shi Wenhua, 2020, 4 min.)

Gutai 具體 (Shi Wenhua, 2019, 7’30 min.)

I am the People II 我是一群人II (Li Xiaofei, 2022, 25 min.)

I Am the People III 我是一群人 III (Li Xiaofei, 2022,13 min.)

Q & A with filmmakers moderated by Angela Zito & Zoe Meng Jiang

3:00pm

Meat and Three Veg 一葷三素 (Cui zi’en, 2007, 84 min)

4:30pm

No Desire to Hide 海妖 (Zhu Rikun, 2021, 91min.)

6-7pm

Roundtable with filmmakers moderated by Zhen Zhang & Angela Zito

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