Mar 15, 2017–Mar 15, 2017 from 5:00pm–7:30pm
Raise the Umbrellas: A Film on Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement
Acclaimed filmmaker Evans Chan 陳耀成 screens and comments on his documentary “Raise the Umbrellas,” its first full-length preview on the West Coast. Watch the trailer here. The film explores the origin and impact of Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations through the inter-generational lenses of three post-Tiananmen democratic activists alongside other cultural and social characters in the movements and pro-Beijing counter voices. Comprehensive and intimate, driven by stirring footage of a mega-metropolis riven by protest, the film lays bare the sheer political risk for post-colonial Hong Kong’s universal-suffragist ambitions that reverberates across Greater China and democratic movements around the world. Schedule:
- 4:30 p.m. Doors Open
- 5 p.m. Film Screening (Cantonese with English/Chinese subtitles)
- 7 p.m. Conversation and Q&A
Date and Time
Mar 15, 2017–Mar 15, 2017
from 5:00pm–7:30pm
Location
UC San Diego Price Center Theater
Event Registration
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Event Fee
Free to attend, but registration is required.
Contact
Samuel Tsoi • stsoi@ucsd.edu • 858-246-1950
Audience
Faculty, Staff, Students, The General Public
Event Host
UC San Diego Department of Literature and GPS's 21st Century China Center