草根獨立電影及其對華人當代文化的影響
C4 Film Screening & Panel Discussion
June 7th, 2008; 2:30 pm
Admission: $5 public; $3 member
Chinese Culture Center, Hilton Hotel (3rd Floor)
750 Kearny Street, San Francisco

Grassroots Filmmaking and its impact on contemporary Chinese culture: Grassroots filmmaking is becoming increasingly significant to Chinese and Chinese American communities as many up and coming social movements are being spearheaded, explored, and grounded through this medium. Acknowledging the growing importance of the grassroots genre, the June 7th launching of 2008’s Chinese Culture Center Cinema program showcases two unique independent short films, Red Thread, and Have Food Will Travel.
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Time: June 7th, 12:00PM to 4:00PM
Location: Multi-function room on 3M

Premiering on May 22nd through May 24th at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Speaking Chinese is a new cross-cultural, multidisciplinary sonic dance theater based on the writings of Chinese American author Zhang Ailing (Eileen Chang). It will be a collaborative project of Director/Choreographer Kim Epifano with renowned Chinese composer Zhu Jian’er, Chinese ballerina Hou Honglan, American dancer/actor C. Derrick Jones, and producer Barry Plews of the Creative Futures cultural exchange program, among others. Speaking Chinese & Lure Dance are presented by Epiphany Productions Sonic Dance Theater, in conjunction with the San Francisco International Arts Festival.

C4: Chinese Culture Center Cinema

More information to come.

Date: Saturday, June 7th
Place: Auditorium
Time: 12:00 pm
Admission: Free

Return to the Middle Kingdom by Yuan-Tsung Chen uncovers the past of her late husband, Jack, and his family’s role in China’s history. Chen chronicles how Jack’s grandfather, Ah Chen, a landless peasant, fought in the Taiping Rebellion against the Manchu court and fled to the Caribbean. Then Chen traces the life of Jack’s father, Eugene, who rose from poverty to become Trinidad’s first Chinese lawyer and participated in the revolution that pitted Communists Mao Zedong and Chou En-Lai against Nationalists’ Chiang Kai Shek. Chen’s late husband was seized by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution and ordered to write a confession, while Chen served as his translator. Read More »

Exhibit Lecture: 5/10/2008 Saturday, 2:00- 4:00 PM
Speaker: Beili Liu (Artist)
Beili Liu will conduct a slideshow presentation to discuss her past works and the creation of “Lure.”
There will be a professional showroom tour after the lecture. In addition, CCC staff will talk about upcoming Chinese Culture Center exhibitions.
Location: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, SF, CA 94108
Admission: $5, free for CCC members

藝術家講座：劉北立, 5/10/2008 周六, 2:00- 4:00 PM Read More »

The Chinese Culture Center is proud to co-sponsor Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project’s (QWOCMAP) 4th Annual Film Festival! 30 brand new films burst on screen in 4 film programs that showcase queer women of color and our communities. From the quick turns of a dyke couple on a mission to conceive, to the fierce shimmy of big bodacious babes, to the dynamic strut of a queer secret agent, these fly films will let you get down, get funky and get loose! Read More »

Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco & Pacific Environment jointly present:
On the Cutting Edge: Social and Environmental Change in China
在最前沿：中國的社會和環保的變革
A Reception and Presentation Honoring Changemakers in China

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Chinese Culture Center
750 Kearny Street, 3rd floor mezzanine (inside the Hilton Hotel)
Admission: $15 suggested donation

China’s growth over the past several decades not only brings enormous economic opportunities for China’s youth, but also the chance to shift social norms. Join us to meet the emerging social leaders from four different regions in China, and explore how China’s rapid rise is influencing the development of social movements.
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HOLLYWOOD CHINESE / 好萊塢華人:

Time/時間 : April 11-17, 2008
Filmmaker in person, April 11, 7:30pm & 10pm

Location/地點: Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, San Francisco

For more information, please refer to/有關更多訊息,請登陸 www.sundancecinemas.com/kabuki.html or call/ 電話 (415) 929-4650

“A love letter to the movies!” –San Francisco Magazine. Read More »

MUSIC & MISSION IN 18TH C. CHINA:
SONATAS & LETTERS OF TEODORICO PEDRINI

Public Lecture/Recital (Free and Open to the Public)
Time: Thursday, May 8, 2008 • 6:00 PM
Location: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
750 Kearny Street, Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
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