Thursday, 20th November 2008Khalili Lecture Theatre, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
18:00 – 19:10 One Minute Award Top 5 showcase
Shorts: Yi, Writer’s Blog, Five Elements
Festival Press Release
Panel
19:10 – 19:30 Drink Reception
19:30 – 21:30 Special Screening: Bing'ai
Screening on This Day Top 5 One Minute Award Director: various Yi Director: CHEN Zhuo, HUANG Keyi / Animation / 5 mins / 2004 The production is made by both painting and computer. It is based on the stories of Chinese legends Pan Gu and Hou Yi. Writer’s Blog Director: BU Wei / Fiction Short / 5 mins / 2008 Five Elements – Wood Director: SUN Xiaoxiao / Fiction Short / 5 mins / 2008 Five Elements – Water Director: SUN Xiaoxiao / Fiction Short / 5 mins / 2008 Bing'ai Director: Feng Xiaoyan / Documentary / 114 mins / 2007 By its completion, the Three Gorges Dam project will have displaced one million people. Bing'ai is the tale of one of them. Director Feng documents nearly six years in the life of Bing'ai, a female farmer who refused to move. Living and working alongside her subject, Feng captures an intimate view of one woman’s struggle to hold back the tides of change, and transmutes this epic development into a very personal one. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London,
SOAS Main Building
Russel Square
WC1H 0XGTo view the location on an interactive map, click here. Directions:
By Car:From eastbound A40 (North ringroad of central London), get on the A501 (Euston Road) towards City. Turn right at Euston Square into Gower Street. Take the fifth left into Montague Place then go straight to the end of the road and you will see a small park ahead. Turn left following the traffic sign. Russell Square is on the north side of the green. By Bus:Bus routes to Russel Square: 7, 91, 59, 68, 168, 188. By Tube:Take Piccadilly line (Dark Blue) and alight at Russel Square. The place is 2 minutes walk from the tube station. |
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