LRCCS Film Series | Four Songs of "Exile": Independent Chinese Filmmakers Far From Home

Ying Liang, feature film director, Hong Kong

Wang Wo, independent documentary filmmaker, Chicago

Zhu Rikun, film director and founder, Fanhall Films, New York City; Cui Zi' en, director, film scholar, screenwriter, novelist, and queer activist, Florida.

 

Please note that these films and events occur over four separate days, between October 8 and November 12. The full schedule, with each day's event details, is below.

 

In recent years, independent filmmakers in China have faced a wide array of challenges. Some have begun to live and work outside the country. This fall, the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies’ film series features the work of four of these filmmakers, climaxing with their visit to University of Michigan.

 

 

"Up & Down" (dir. Wang Wo, 12 min., 2007)

"The Questioning" (dir. Zhu Rikun, 21 min., 2013)

"When Night Falls" (dir. Ying Liang, 80 min., 2012)

 

Panel discussion featuring Cui Zi’en, Wang Wo, Ying Liang, and Zhu Rikun; final comments by Johannes von Moltke

6:30: Public reception for directors, Babo, 403 E Washington St.

 

"A Sunny Day" (dir. Ying Liang, 26 min., 2016)

"A Filmless Film Festival" (dir. Wang Wo, 80 min., 2015)

All four directors present for discussion

 

"Night Scene" (dir. Cui Zi-en, 75 min., 2004)

After film discussion with S. E. Kile & Markus Nornes