All Chinese Cinema fans!!! We are so thrilled to announce that we are back live!
On Friday, April 15, we will be hosting a screening of the documentary Beijing Dream (2021), directed by independent filmmaker Zhang Jie. Snacks and beverages are provided, drop-ins are welcomed, and post-screening discussion is highly recommended. We look forward to seeing you all in person.
About the director:
Zhang Jie, aged 28, is from Sichuan, China. Graduated from Sichuan Normal University in 2016. Now she is an independent documentary director. Her works include The Old Barber and Beijing Dream.
About the film:
Zhang Yonghong is a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta, and his daughter also inherited this disease. In 2008, his family came to Beijing to treat his daughter, and from then on, they stayed in Beijing to make a living selling hand-cut paper. After the divorce, Zhang Yonghong struggled alone in Beijing. In 2017, Beijing cracked down on "drilling holes in walls" and other illegal activities, and Zhang Yonghong faced difficulties in renting houses, frequent moves, and bad business. Despite the enormous pressure of survival in Beijing, Zhang Yonghong is reluctant to return to his hometown. In order to stay in Beijing, he dated a Beijing girl, hoping to marry her and have children. But the road to becoming a Beijinger is fraught with difficulties.