Tag Archives: Screenings

1. Santa Clara and Hayward Public Libraries Screening Recap

   We’re just hours away from boarding a plane to Hong Kong for our final screenings for 2011. Last week, we had two screenings in public libraries in the San Francisco Bay Area. We showed the film at the Santa Clara City Library and the Hayward Public Library. Though I’m writing this as I’m furiously packing, [...]

   Posted on October 12, 2011 in General, News, Screenings | No comments

2. Hawai’i Pacific University Screening Recap and Photos

   We had two events at Hawai’i Pacific University, part of their weekly Viewpoints Film Series. At the first screening Professor William Zanella, who teaches Chinese history and Mandarin, introduced the film and provided historical background for this critical juncture in China’s modernization. We had a full house of students and community members at both screenings, [...]

   Posted on April 7, 2011 in Screenings, Travel | No comments

3. University of Hawai’i at Manoa Screening Recap and Photos

   We were very excited to show our film in conjunction with the “Rethinking the Chinese Revolution: 1911 in Global Perspective” Conference at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The event was organized by the Center for Chinese Studies and Confucius Institute and held at the East-West Center on the UHM campus. Hawaii holds a special [...]

   Posted on April 7, 2011 in Screenings, Travel | No comments

4. UC Riverside Screening Recap

   On Monday we headed down to Southern California for another week of screenings. Around this time a year ago we were at UC Irvine, where Professor Hu Ying, one of the scholars in the film, had invited us to show it. This time, we travelled inland to UC Riverside, where we were hosted by the [...]

   Posted on March 14, 2011 in General, Screenings, Travel | No comments

5. Deakin University Screening Recap

   On Tuesdsay, we took the Metlink Tram to Burwood where one of the campuses of Deakin University is located. Deakin is a relatively new university, having only been established 25 years ago. It has campuses in several locations, including Geelong, the site of the 2010 Worlds Cycling Championship happening this week. Had we more time, [...]

   Posted on September 29, 2010 in News, Screenings, Travel | No comments

6. RMIT University Screening Recap

   On Monday, we had a screening at RMIT University in downtown Melbourne. The city features a wide range of architectural styles, and the RMIT student center was definitely a unique example. One of the buildings looked like it was covered with green slime! Our screening was organized by Professor Lisa French in conjunction with her [...]

   Posted on September 29, 2010 in News, Screenings, Travel | 1 comment

7. Life Matters Interview at ABC Radio

   There’s a popular public radio program in the United States called All Things Considered; in Australia, a similar program is called Life Matters on the Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio station. We were interviewed by Sydney-based program host, Richard Aedy, in the Melbourne station on Tuesday morning prior to our screening at Deakin University. This [...]

   Posted on September 29, 2010 in Interviews, Media, Screenings, Travel | No comments

8. Stony Brook University Screening Recap

   The Spring 2010 Autumn Gem Tour featured 13 screenings in 18 days. Our final stop before returning to the Bay Area was at State University of New York at Stony Brook on Long Island. Saying goodbye to my relatives in New Jersey, we took an early morning train to New York’s Penn Station. We didn’t [...]

   Posted on April 10, 2010 in General, Screenings, Travel | No comments

9. Brookdale Community College Screening Recap

   The previous day’s double feature, coupled with the lengthy and hectic travel to get to New Jersey, left us pretty tired. But, we were now on the home stretch and nothing would get in the way of our completing this tour! Fortunately, the next screening at Brookdale Community College was extremely well organized. Linda Wang [...]

   Posted on April 10, 2010 in General, Screenings, Travel | No comments

10. Montclair State University

    A short while after our first East Coast tour, we got an email from Montclair State University asking us if we would like to screen the film. It was this email and screening around which we scheduled our Spring 2010 tour. By locking in the date early on, we were able to plan all the [...]

    Posted on April 10, 2010 in General, Screenings, Travel | 2 comments

11. Kean University Screening Recap

    Tuesday was a double feature day, with two screenings at Kean University and Montclair State University in New Jersey. We started our journey right after our screening at Wellesley College in MA. Professor Joseph drove us to the train station where we took the MBTA back to Boston’s South Station. We had several hours to [...]

    Posted on April 10, 2010 in General, Screenings, Travel | 3 comments

12. Wellesley College Screening Recap

    Following the screening at the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association, we got a ride from Phoebe and Shaw over to Wellesley College. It was late when we arrived, but a key was waiting for us at the front desk. We were pretty tired after the screening in Newton, so Rae and I called it an [...]

    Posted on April 10, 2010 in General, Screenings, Travel | 2 comments

13. Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association Screening Recap

    After a great few days in Cambridge and Boston staying, we left Joe’s apartment to go to the suburbs of Boston for our screening at the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association. GBCCA member Betty Chao and her husband picked us up from Joe’s apartment to drive over to West Newton, MA. One of the benefits [...]

    Posted on April 10, 2010 in General, Screenings, Travel | 2 comments

14. Autumn Gem in 9/21/2009 World Journal

    Autumn Gem is in today’s World Journal. The article talks about the documentary/docudrama and advertises the two upcoming Bay Area screenings in San Francisco on September 25 and Santa Clara on September 30.

    Posted on September 21, 2009 in Media, Screenings | No comments