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.

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 »

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 »

Dam Street

Yun, sixteen, a schoolgirl was expelled due to her secret pregnancy. At the same time, not only both the village and her family were strongly against with her pregnancy, but also the condemnation of her pregnancy led Yun to a struggle to carry on her life in a male-dominated society…
小雲因被發現未婚懷孕，她和肇事的男同學雙雙被逐出校門。同時，鎮上的人們和家人強力反對並指責小雲的不是。在當時封閉的社會下，小雲的未婚懷孕使得她的生活頓時陷了進退不得的膠著狀態。 Read More »

Chinese Culture Center Cinema 2007
Curated by Abby Chen, Program Director

The Chinese Culture Center is proud to introduce C4 (Chinese Culture Center Cinema). C4 features the screening of unique Chinese & local Chinese American films each year in the Center’s Auditorium. This summer, C4 will join Reel China’s 3rd Documentary Biennial to showcase Chinese independent documentary films. Order Tickets & Passes here.

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Four sisters from Baima

In 1999, as a protective measure against the disastrous floods in the area where the Baima tribe has always lived, the government decided to blockade the mountain area and hunting was no longer allowed…
1998年長江洪水之後，中國政府施行天然林保護工程，白馬藏族賴以生存的山林被封，白馬人被迫尋找新的生活方式…

The moive will be played at 10/7(Sun), 1PM, Chinese Culture Center, 3rd Floor. (68mins; Chinese with English subtitle)
電影將於10月7日星期日下午1:00舊金山中華文化中心三樓放映（全長68分鐘;中英文字幕）。

For member $3; Non-member $ 6
會員$3; 非會員$6.

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10:00 AM – Gallery opens 畫廊開門
1:00 PM – C4 Screening: Floating Life 紀錄片：飄
3:00 PM – Photography Panel Discussion 鄉愁攝影論壇 Read More »

Chinese Culture Center appreciates the audience and community attending Please Vote for Me, one of our C4 film screening, on October 14, 2007. Please Vote for Me is not only about how three eight-year-old school children competing for a position of class monitor but also about hot debates, backstabbing, alliances, experiencing the new age, and learning about the connection between parents & the child in China today. Read More »

Three eight-year old students-a charismatic challenger, a ruthless incumbent, and a thoughtful outsider- all campaign for the coveted position of class monitor in a third grade classroom in Wuhan China. Hot debates. Backstabbing. Alliances. Experience the new age, learn about the connection between parents & the child in China today. “還記得小時候的那些事嗎？今天中國的孩子們在做什麽呢？ “請投我一票”講述一群8歲的小學生為競選班長參與的“民主實驗”。三位競選候選人各出奇謀，迅速掌握了爭取選票的“技巧”：激辯，結盟，拉票，暗算，空頭諾言和行賄……幼年的政客在成長—一部讓你捧腹大笑又發人深省的影片。我們通過此片了解民主的實踐和中國獨生子女的新新人類文化，並從中體驗華人家庭關係的轉變。本片得到了《華盛頓郵報》和白銀電影節主席Patricia Finneran的高度評價-”這是一部非常精彩的片子”。（建議學校組織家長和學生共同觀賞影片）。Free and open to the public, reserve your seat here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/73338357 Read More »