Beijing Winter Swimmers - film screening and discussion with director Xiaopei He
Thursday 1 February 2024, 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Venue
FYL - Fylde C34 - View MapOpen to
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Registration not required - just turn upEvent Details
Screening and discussion with director Xiaopei He: Thursday 1 February, 4pm-5.30pm. Fylde C34. All welcome.
By a river in central Beijing, retirees break the rules and break the ice to swim in winter, dance Swan Lake in drag, and celebrate Communist and traditional Chinese holidays. This 30-minute documentary gives an intimate portrayal of a contemporary Beijing community.
Previously an economist working for China's State Council, Dr. Xiaopei He, filmmaker, has devoted herself to the feminist and lesbian movement in China since the 1990s. She took part in the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. After completing a PhD on sexuality and cultural studies in the UK, she returned to China to set up Pink Space, a Beijing-based gender and sexuality rights organisation, using films to represent invisible lives and desires.
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