Event Description:
The Films of Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence
Xiaolu Guo
Once Upon a Time Proletarian
September 18 at 9AM- September 22 at 3PM
Pre-recorded streaming presentation
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One of a series of films and artist conversations, Once Upon a Time Proletarian was written and directed by 2020 Sidney Harman Writer-In-Residence, Xiaolu Guo.
Xiaolu Guo is an award-winning Chinese-British novelist, memoirist and film-maker, who explores alienation, memory, personal and physical journeys, feminism, translation and transnational identities. She is the author of Nine Continents: A Memoir In and Out of China, recipient of the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Award.
ONCE UPON A TIME PROLETARIAN
Grand Prix de Genève 2011
A subjective anatomy of contemporary China in the post Marxist era. With a dark, poetic point-of-view, this film depicts people from different classes living in modern Chinese society, contemplating a vast and complex society whose citizens are searching for new beliefs and identities after the country’s great revolutionary days.
Duration: 1 hour, 16 minutes.
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ENJOY A DEEPER DIVE WITH:
Tues Sep 22 at 5PM – Live conversation with filmmaker Xiaolu Guo and Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Director Esther Allen.
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General Admission: pay any amount
Baruch Students: Free
Contact Information:
Email: BPAC.TicketRequest@baruch.cuny.edu |
