Meet Female Film Directors from Taiwan starting Next Wednesday!

Dear All,

Starting next Wednesday, the Chinese department and film department would co-host a film series featuring female directors from Taiwan. You are cordially invited to this event. Please do RSVP if plan to attend Wednesday's event since large crowd is expected. 

To avoid interruptions during the film showing, we ask that you stay until 3:30 if you cannot stay for the reception.

All films will shown at the Chanin Center Screening Room HW B126
Admission is free!

Wednesday, April 29th 1:15pm

THE GOLDEN CHILD 金孫

+ DIRECTOR’S TALK & RECEPTION

Director: She-Wei Chou 周旭薇

Fiction • 2012 • 86 min • Color, subtitled

In a small Taiwanese village, a traditional housewife arranges a marriage between her only son and a young Vietnamese woman. She wants her immigrant daughter-in-law to share domestic chores and bear a grandchild. However, such a simple plan leads to unexpected consequences.

RSVP to chineseflagship@hunter.cuny.edu is encouraged.

Thursday, April 30th 3pm

LET’S FALL IN LOVE 尋情歷險記

Director: Tai-jen Wu 吳汰紝

Documentary • 2009 • 90min • Color, subtitled

The director interviews more than 20 couples and hears their stories after marriage, including peace and war, betrayal and forgiveness.

Friday, May 1st 3pm

TWIN BRACELETS 雙鐲

Director: Yu-shan Huang 黃玉珊

Fiction • 1999 • 99min • Color, subtitled

In a small Chinese fishing town, two teenage girls who are best friends become torn apart when one becomes happily married to a stranger and the other is cruelly betrothed to the abusive son of a wealthy family. Seeking to free herself from a lifetime of abuse, she desperately looks for a way out.