Queer Film Screening & Talk with Directors

Tim Wolff

The Sons of Tennessee Williams 田纳西威廉姆斯的儿子们

Jordan Schiele

Ten Years from Now 十年后

Jenny Man Wu

Some Sort of Loneliness 一种孤独

Zhu Cheng

Caress 柔抚

The Beijing American Center cordially invites you to attend the screenings of 4 films: “Ten Years from Now,” “Some Sort of Loneliness,” “Caress,” “The Sons of Tennessee Williams,” and Q&A with director Tim Wolff,  Jordan Schiele, Jenny Man Wu, and Zhu Cheng.

Friday, June 21, 2013, 18:10 – 21:30

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LOCATION: Beijing American Center, JingGuang Center,  Suite 2801, Hu Jia Lou, Chaoyang District.

METRO STOP: Line 10, Hu Jia Lou Exit D, walk south one block to the JingGuang Center

* Our programs are free and open to the public. Please feel free to share this invitation with your friends.  If you are interested in attending this event please RSVP to gaoj@state.gov

*Remember to bring a valid photo ID in order to get into our center. No large bags or electronics will be allowed into the Beijing American Center.

*The event will be conducted in English with Chinese interpretation.

* All press interviews must be approved in advance of the event.

* The BAC staff reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone.

Screening Schedule

18:10-19:10:       Ten Years from Now * (15mins) + Some Sort of Loneliness*(14mins) + CARESS *(30mins)

19:10-19:40        Q&A with director Jordan Schiele, Jenny Man Wu, and Zhu Cheng

19:40-21:00:      Sons of Tennessee Williams (80 mins)

21:00-21:30       Q&A with director Tim Wolff

《十年后》   Ten Years From Now

15mins, 2011, Narrative, China; Director：Jordan Schiele, Dialogue: Chinese; Subtitles：English

Amid the alleyway homes of Shanghai, a dinner-theater performer chases after her colleague as he struggles with his own sexuality.

Some Sort of Loneliness

14 mins, 2012, Narrative, China; Director：Jenny Man Wu; Dialogue: Chinese; Subtitles：CN+EN

宇和军是一对多年的恋人。他们之间一直有另一个男人的介入。出于爱或者是好奇，军跟踪宇来到一个酒吧。在这里他见到了那个男人。一个夜晚的跟踪和邂逅使三个男人心中的同一种孤独演化为同一种爱。

CARESS

30mins, 2012, Narrative, China; Director： ZHU CHENG; Dialogue: Chinese; Subtitles：CN+EN

丈夫江杰夫死后，妻子张凯丽偶然中发现丈夫身前曾与一个叫马特的男性恋爱。她将如何处理：丈夫爱过她吗？她能否原谅他？与此同时，马特在没拿到杰夫身前曾答应送给他的小说的情况下，又将有何举动？一个人的死，会使活着的二人带来什么样的改变？

The Sons of Tennessee Williams

82 mins,  2011, Documentary, USA; Director：Tim Wolff; Dialogue: English; Subtitles： Chinese

50 years of New Orleans gay civil rights revolution Mardi Gras, drag balls and politics–where else could these elements come together but in New Orleans? Interweaving archival footage and contemporary interviews, The Sons of Tennessee Williams charts the evolution of the gay Mardi Gras krewe scene over the decades, illuminating the ways in which its emergence was a seminal factor in the cause of gay liberation in the South.

Bio-filmography of Director：

Tim Wolff received his education from the California Institute of the Arts Directing for Theatre and Film program, studying closely with director Alexander Mackendrick and two-time Oscar winning documentarian Terry Sanders. In 1999, he began the first of four productions at HBO as producer. He produced two segments for the popular HBO documentary show Real Sex with Wigstock: the movie filmmaker Barry Shils. The Sons of Tennessee Williams is his first feature documentary with Wolfhouse, Inc. Next up: The Ballad of Yes and No, a magical-realist musical comedy narrative feature.

Director’s Statement：

What you will see is the result of 2 years of searching for archival ball footage and still pictures. Thank god for the “vanity” factor. Despite the incredible loss of losing so many krewe members to AIDS and the damages from the flood waters, there was still plenty of such material and media for me to weave this story, without narration, which was my goal all along. This story is told by the men who lived it and no none else. I hope you will enjoy this microcosm of the American gay experience in the last half of the 20th century and appreciate the southern queens and the cast-iron fortitude that it has taken to prevail all through the years.