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Asia Society India Centre presents as part of its CHINESE NEW YEAR Series
CHINESE RESTAURANTS: BEYOND FRONTIERS
by Cheuk Kwan, Director
Followed by Q&A with Ajay Noronha, Cinematographer
Thursday, 13 March 2008. 6.30 pm
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) Auditorium, 2nd Floor, NGMA,
Sir Cowasji Jehangir Public Hall, M G Road, (diagonally opposite Regal Cinema), Mumbai 400032
Telephone: 022-22881970
Film screening at 6.30 pm, followed by Discussion
Chinese Restaurants: Beyond Frontiers tells the story of the Chinese Diaspora through its most recognizable and enduring icon - the family-run Chinese restaurant. Filmmaker Cheuk Kwan travels across the world and comes face to face with Chinese communities who have transcended geographical, political, and social frontiers. Together, these community and personal histories illustrate the wider story of Chinese migration and settlement and celebrate the resilience and complexity of the Chinese Diaspora. They highlight the fluidity and highly personal nature of identity, and the struggle of ethnic minorities to break through cultural and racial boundaries. Cheuk Kwan was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. After earning his master's degree in systems engineering in the U.S., he immigrated to Canada in 1976 where he embarked upon a successful career in information technology. Following a film workshop at New York University in 1998, he established his own production company, Tissa Films, which has produced the Chinese Restaurant series of documentaries.
To register, please email programs@asiasociety.org.in
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