The International House Global Voices Program and the Canadian Consulate in Chicago are collaborating with Asian Pop-Up Cinema, a Chicago-based Asian film festival, to premiere some critically acclaimed films made by Asian Canadian filmmakers with strong references to their Chinese roots. This one-day special engagement will feature two documentaries and one narrative drama, as well as a discussion with filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming, whose documentary “The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam” will be screened. Program details are as follows.

1:00 PM Welcome & Opening Remarks 

1:15 PM The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam | 2003 | Documentary | 90 Minutes 
Written/Directed by Ann Marie Fleming, great-granddaughter of Long Tack Sam 
Film source: National Film Board of Canada

3:00 PM China Heavyweight | 2012 | Documentary | 89 Minutes
Chinese/Sichuanese with English subtitles
Written/Directed by Yung Chang
Film source: Zeitgeist Films

4:30 PM Tea & Refreshments

5:00 PM Special Guest Speaker, Shelly Kraicer

6:00 PM Old Stone | 2016 | Feature | 80 Minutes
Mandarin with English subtitles
Written/Directed by Johnny Ma 
Film source: Zietgeist Films

This event is free and open to the public. 

Presented by the Global Voices Performing Arts and Lecture Program, The Canadian Consulate in Chicago, and Asian Pop-Up Cinema.