Spotlight China: An Introspection into Chinese Contemporary Movies

We are very happy to announce that we are joined by Dr. Kerry Brown, Director of the LAU China Institute at King´s College London, Dr. Hiu Man, Founder of the UK-China Film Collab and Giulia D'Aquila, Scholar on Chinese Contemporary Movies at the LAU China Institute, to show and talk about Yisi Wang’s short movie Mr. Zhao’s Second-hand Bookstore 赵老板的二手书店 and the loss of traditional places amidst Shanghai’s rapid digitalisation and modernisation.

We invite you to attend this movie screening, which will be held on March 7, 18:30-19:30 GMT, online over Zoom. 

About Mr. Zhao´s Second-hand Bookstore 赵老板的二手书店 :

Made up of shantytowns and brick houses in the Yangpu District, Shanghai, the area of Dinghai Bridge hosts a busy community of workers and immigrants. Ming Zhao is one of the outsiders who chose to run a second-hand bookstore to make a living. He is affectionately known as ‘Mr. Zhao.’ However, with the decline of traditional bookstores, the disappearance of flea market culture, and the future demolition project of Dinghai Bridge, what will happen to Mr. Zhao's journey?

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