INDIE INSIGHTS: EXPLORING INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION IN SCREEN STUDIES SERIES EVENT IV
Echoes of Desires: Screening of “Bad Women of China”: Documentary with Post-Screening Discussion
Guest: Dr. HE Xiaopei
Moderator: Dr. LI Tiecheng (CUHK)
Date: 2024-3-20 (Wed) 2:30 pm -5:00 pm
Language: English and Mandarin
(simultaneous interpretation-English)
Venue: Auditorium B6, Ho Tim Building, CUHK
*The film screening will be held offline, and guests will participate in the director’s post-screening talk online.
Introduction: The film documents the life experiences and desires of three generations of Chinese women from the 1920s to the present day, across generations and continents.
It is the director’s intention to document women’s sexuality and desires. As women’s voices, experiences and desires are often overshadowed and ignored by the mainstream media; women often unconsciously belittle their own desires, ideals and life experiences, video creation can help women to express their desires and value their personal needs and experiences. By documenting the life stories and desires of women and other neglected groups such as sex workers, people with disabilities, sexually discriminated people and people living with HIV, the director hopes to give voice to oppressed desires.
Bio: Dr. He Xiaopei, indie film director. From the 1990s, she devoted herself to the feminist and lesbian movement in China, and took part in the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. Later she went to the UK to study sexuality and cultural studies. After graduating with a Ph.D. she returned to China to set up Pink Space using films to represent invisibilised desires and lives.
Co-organized by the M.A. in Intercultural Studies Programme and the Centre for Cultural Studies, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, the Chinese University of Hong Kong。
慾望的迴聲:《中華壞女人》紀錄片放映X映後導演討論會
嘉賓: 何小培博士
主持: 李鐵成博士 (香港中文大學)
日期: 2024-3-20 (三) 2:30 pm -5:00 pm
語言: 英語 & 普通話 (配有英語即時傳譯)
地點: 香港中文大學何添樓B6演講廳
*紀錄片放映將於線下進行，嘉賓將於線上參與導演映後談。
介紹：該片記錄中國一家三代女性，自上世紀20年代起至今跨時代、跨洲際的生活經驗及慾望。記錄女性的性與慾望是本導演的創作意圖。 由於女性的聲音、經歷、慾望經常被主流媒體所遮蔽、忽略；女性往往也不自覺的輕視自身的慾望、理想、生活經歷，而影像創作正是可以幫助女性表達自己的慾望，珍惜個人的需求和經驗。 透過記錄女性以及其他被忽視的族群，如性工作者、身心障礙者、性受歧視者，愛滋病毒感染者的生活故事、慾望需求，導演希望被壓迫的慾望得以表達。
簡介：何小培，獨立導演。世界婦女大會前後，投身女權和同志運動。後赴英國攻讀文化研究。博士畢業回到中國創建民間組織粉色空間，用影像表現不可見的欲望和人生。
聯合主辦：香港中文大學文化研究碩士課程、香港中文大學文化研究中心
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