Past Season:

Chinese Cinema Project

Sat 19 Nov — Thu 25 Apr 2024

The Chinese Cinema Project is an exhibition initiative presented by The Garden Cinema. It showcases works from emerging and under-represented Chinese filmmakers via regular screenings, exploring auteurship and cinematic beauty in its various forms – new and classic, features and shorts.

Past Screenings

Chinatown Cha-Cha 18

The screening on 23 April will be preceded by a live dance and instrument performance from the senior dancers of Grant… Read More

Luka Yuanyuan Yang, China, 2024, 85m.

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Kaili Blues 15

In anticipation of Bi Gan’s third feature Resurrection (following his Long Day's Journey Into Night), the Chinese Cinema Project revisits his aesthetically… Read More

Bi Gan, China, 2015, 110m.

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Rouge 15

The screening is to pay tribute to the iconic Hong Kong actor and singer Leslie Cheung who passed away tragically on… Read More

Stanley Kwan, Hong Kong, China , 1987, 96m.

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Suzhou River + In Shanghai 12A

Digital restoration. These screenings are part of 'Lou Ye: Chaotic Desires', a special presentation by the Chinese Cinema Project dedicated to one… Read More

Lou Ye, China, Germany, 2000, 100m.

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Ripples of Life 18

The screening on Saturday 23 September 2023 will be followed up with an after-screening online Q&A with the writer director Wei Shujun, moderated by… Read More

Wei Shujun , China, 2021, 123m.

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Chinese Cinema Project presents: Shorts Programme 3 + Intro 18

Following the screening of Hu Bo’s final film, An Elephant Sitting Still, as part of Chinese Cinema Project, Shorts Programme 3… Read More

Hu Bo, China, Various, 121m.

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An Elephant Sitting Still 12A

The Chinese Cinema Project presents Hu Bo's stunning An Elephant Sitting Still. In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there… Read More

Hu Bo, China, 2018, 234m.

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Journey to the West 18

Tang Zhijun, a down and out middle-aged man, is the editor-in-chief of a science fiction magazine. A question that has puzzled… Read More

Kong Dashan, China, 2021, 117m.

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So Long, My Son 12A

On Sunday 18 June, screenwriter Ah Mei will be in conversation with Tony Rayns following the screening. A joint presentation from… Read More

Wang Xiaoshuai, China, 2019, 185m.

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Chinese Cinema Project presents: Shorts Programme 1 18

The screening on Sunday 16 April will be followed by an online panel discussion with filmmakers LUO Runxiao, HU Qiao and… Read More

Various, China, 2022, 140m.

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A New Old Play 18

The Chinese Cinema Project presents a mini-season celebrating Qiu Jiongjiong, showcasing his early non-fiction works and this modern classic. Qiu Jiongjiong… Read More

Qiu Jiongjiong , Hong Kong, France, 2021, 179m.

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