ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival – Day 5: Theme: Lala Stories
June 22nd
Theme: Lala Stories
For more details, please see the full Festival Program at shpride.com/films
We Are Here (2015 China)
Director: Jing Zhao & Shi Tou
In 1995, in a small tent on the edge of the 4th UN Conference for Women in Beijing, the China’s lesbian movement was born. From the shadows of shame and invisibility, queer women in china have travelled a long and hard-fought path for deliverance from prejudice and sexism. What began as parties and gatherings in people’s homes soon galvanised into groups representing and advocating for queer women. This empowering and often hilarious film documents a community through the women who led it.
Katzenball (2005 Switzerland)
Director: Veronika Minder
The past 70 years in Switzerland as told from the perspective of a hidden minority: the history – and personal accounts – of lesbians, their relationships and international networks, their search for an identity and for meeting places. A narrative of their political struggle, masquerades and subculture in this country. Supplemented by well-known footage from films and television, the film portrays five women from different generations, giving us an insight into their lives and allowing us to see life “on the other side” in a different light.
Panel Discussion
We Are Here directors Jing Zhao and Shi Tou, and producer Wei Tingting, join us in discussion on their film, their approach to production and the importance of telling lala stories.
Time: 6:45PM
Address: Café Sambal, Building 37A, 259 Jiashan Rd., nr. Yongjia Rd., Xuhui
Free food will be provided by Café Sambal starting at 18:00.
~生为平常 I Am Me~
