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Film Schedule
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SNOWFLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN August
5-11 at
BAXTER
Inspired by the bestselling novel Snow Flower and the
Secret Fan by Lisa See, the film is a timeless portrait of
female friendship. In 19th-century China, seven-year-old girls
Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong—or "old
sames"—bound together for eternity. Isolated by their
families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing
in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a
white silk fan. In a parallel story in present day Shanghai,
the laotong's descendants, Nina and Sophia, struggle to
maintain the intimacy of their own childhood friendship in the
face of demanding careers, complicated love lives, and a
relentlessly evolving Shanghai. Drawing on the lessons of the
past, the two modern women must understand the story of their
ancestral connection, hidden from them in the folds of the
antique white silk fan, or risk losing one another forever.
What unfolds are two stories, generations apart, but
everlasting in their universal notion of love, hope and
friendship. Starring Bingbing Li, Vivian Wu and Hugh Jackman.
Directed by Wayne Wang (Smoke). (Partially subtitled)
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GHOST TOWN
August 12-18 at VILLAGE 8
A remote village in southwest China is
haunted by traces of its cultural past while its residents
piece together their existence.
Zhiziluo is a town barely clinging to life. Tucked away in
a rugged corner of Yunnan Province, Lisu and Nu minority
villagers squat in the abandoned halls of this remote
former Community county seat. Divided into three parts,
this epic documentary takes an intimate look at its varied
cast of characters, bringing audiences face to face with
people left behind by China’s new economy. A father-son
duo of elderly preachers argue over the future of their
village church. Two young lovers face a break-up over
harsh financial realities. A twelve year-old boy,
abandoned by his family, scavenges the hillside to feed
himself.
Mandarin, Nu and Lisu w/ English subtitles.
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QUILL: THE LIFE OF A SEEING-EYE DOG
August 19-25
at VILLAGE 8
The documentary-like story of a yellow Labrador Retriever
guide dog for the blind named Quill. We follow Quill from
the litter, his selection to become a guide, his life with
a foster family until his first birthday, followed by
highly specialized schooling in guiding the sightless. He
is then paired with a blind man named Watanabe Mitsuru who
is at first reluctant to rely on Quill. But Quill’s great
patience, gentleness and skill eventually wins him over
and they become inseparable friends.
Directed by Sai Yoichi Starring Kaoru
Kobayashi, Kippei Shiina, Teruyuki Kagawa
Japanese with English
subtitles
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