Collaborating artists, performers and scholars:

𝗭𝗼𝗲́𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘄𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗚 is an art writer, researcher, poet, curator, and translator. She obtained her PhD degree from the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ACSA), University of Amsterdam. Being part of the European Research Council (ERC) funded research project, her PhD project focused on non-oppositional criticality of socially engaged art in contemporary China.

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 is an alternative family initiated by Miaozi and her friends in Guangzhou. In the spring of 2019, Miaozi found herself accidentally pregnant, and soon her boyfriend left her. Miaozi’s mother demanded her to abort the baby, and her father demanded her to marry her ex-boyfriend before the baby’s birth. She struggled against both demands. When winter came and Miaozi’s belly

Sampson Wong is an artist, independent curator, academic and urbanist based in Hong Kong. He is currently Lecturer of General Education at The Chinese University of Hong Kong teaching. He engages in art-making, curatorial practice, teaching, research and writing, and sees them as intellectual means exploring issues about urbanism, space, power and freedom. His projects focus on emerging ‘publicness’ and critical creativity.

𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗲 is an artist, author and teacher. He studied contemporary art in Belgium and the Netherlands. He is an alumni of the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. His art practice spans a wide range of media ranging from drawings, photographs, videos and installations.

𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗾𝗶𝗮𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹-𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 (𝗗𝗠𝗮𝗦), initiated in 2015, is located in a historical working-class neighbourhood with a vibrant migrant population in Shanghai. It is a self-organised collective, sharing a shanty town space for living, learning, proposing, reflecting, organising and creatively working together. By repositioning the labor of art and knowledge, it pursues the potential for alternative relational imaginations of the society through the practice of mutual-aid.

𝗦𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗶 (𝗦𝗝𝗧) is a platform-dependent and synergic project initiated in 2016, officially founded in 2017. It stems from the needs of artists for mutual perception/practice space, and this requirement has been tested in the “Banyan Travel Agency” project.

𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠

*𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 – 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗼*
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵)
by Chao Family
China | 80′ | colour | Subtitles: English

'The Ultra Clan Wedding Collection' (2019) is edited documentation of the wedding and a video essay on the entanglements of a relationship breakup, the psychological and emotional wear of social movements, the oppression of traditional family values, and finally, an invitation to join the new Chao Family.

*𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 – 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗼*
𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟭-) —𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮: 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲
by Li-Ren Chang
Taiwan | 80′ | colour | Subtitles: English

Taiwanese artist Li-Ren Chang creates video installations, conceptual projects, and animations. In his works, he aims to construct a virtual world situated between reality and imagination by means of narration. His ongoing animation project Battle City (2011-) currently consists of two episodes—Episode 1: The Glory of Taiwan and Episode 2: Economic Miracle. The artist spent several years building solitarily a small-scale city constructed on the basis of his impressions of cities and his memories as a child. Through compelling storytelling techniques, Battle City playfully addresses the geopolitical histories and contemporary realities of Taiwan.

*𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 – 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗼*
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵)
by Sungyeon Jeon
South Korea | 84′ | colour | Subtitles: English
'The Fearless And Vulnerable' closely follows the lives of the members of Femidangdang, an activist group that was part of this momentum. The film revolves around their struggles in forming solidarity and presents a candid depiction of how fearless activism and individual vulnerability co-exist. The event is FREE and has limited spots.

*𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 – 𝟮𝟵𝗿𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗼*
𝗔 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵)
by Hing Weng Eric Tsang
Hong Kong | 15′ | colour | Subtitles: English

'A Thousand Sails' is a short tale about the poignant separation between city and village, mother and son, life and death. With long shots and sophisticated art direction, Eric TSANG Hing-weng compellingly captures the actors’ performances, especially that of Professor CHOW Po-chung’s surprising debut. The event is FREE and has limited spots.