Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Tape at MoMA
The independent Chinese documentary 'Tape'will be screened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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We are proud to announce that as part of MoMA’s 10th Annual Documentary Fortnight, there will be a spotlight on independent Chinese Cinema.Avant-garde dancer Li Ning documents five years of his struggle to balance life as a choreographer with a dance troupe of committed college students, and his responsibilities as a son, husband, and father. Li Ning’s life becomes intertwined with the film and with his own obsessions; his life before the camera is driven and chaotic, a public platform and a confessional. Loosely chronological and rife with symbolism, the film is a riveting portrait of an artist’s attempts at expression and conflicts with societal norms. Chinese Independent Cinema. Tape shatters documentary conventions, utilizing a variety of approaches, including guerilla documentary, experimental street video, even CGI.
In Chinese; English subtitles. 168 min.
There is one screening on Feb 20 2011 at 4:00PM and another on Feb 23 2011 at 5:00PM.
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