Nov. 22 - Guided Film Screening
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Join us and our host for a guided screening of A Simple Goodbye (告别) 2005. Our host, Jenny Wu, will provide a cultural background to the film, and lead a discussion after. Come along and share your views while enjoying popcorn and drinks! As usual, you are invited to discounted drinks later at Sidestreet.
About the Film
Directed by Degena Yun, this film expresses feeling in a highly obscure way. It presents a seemingly desultory time period to tell the story of two generations. A young girl who’s confused about what lies ahead is sent to England to receive education from childhood. She indulges herself in cyberlove and cannot get herself out of the hurtful affair. A middle-aged father who’s perplexed about death left his hometown for Beijing when he was young. He feels helpless about the status quo of the state-owned film studio. Tortured by terminal disease, he gives up the hope to live on.
About the Host
Jenny is an independent Beijing based film maker and an experienced film festival host, judge, and curator. Her films were screened in film festivals in China and around the world. She is currently working on a new film based in Beijing.