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Description
A country boy chasing a better future in Hong Kong falls for a city girl, but their fleeting romance is shadowed by promises made elsewhere.
7:00 PM: Lawn Opens
8:30 PM: Film Begins
10:20 PM: After-Party at Parashades (241 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217), sponsored by Mezcal Rosaluna
THE FILMS
Comrades, Almost a Love Story
Peter Ho-sun Chan | 1996 | Hong Kong | 118 mins
Country boy Xiaojun (Leon Lai) moves to Hong Kong, hoping to get rich so that he can send for his hometown sweetheart and marry her. But Xiaojun barely scrapes by in the baffling metropolis, and is lonely until he meets city-slicker Qiao (Maggie Cheung). While she schools him in urban living, the mismatched pair become best friends and eventually have a romantic tryst. Both decide it's wise to forget their passionate night and remain friends, but they still secretly yearn for one another.
To Become a Lion
David Ma | Australia | 6 mins
A kung fu master based in Sydney traces the evolution of lion dancing through his path of teaching. Both a ceremonial custom and a dynamic sport, lion dancing is a cultural practice that spans generations and continents.
Presented in partnership with the Fort Greene Park Conservancy as part of the Chinese and Spanish Language Film Series.
Cost
FREEHow
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comrades-almost-a-love-story-tickets-1345801000019?aff=website
