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October 2024

Indie Chinese Cinema Week 2024

Cinema as a Uniting Language

Curated by CiLENS

Cinema is the contemporary lingua franca, where scattered tongues of the world find common ground. We speak the language of the screen: classic lines become catchphrases, iconic soundtracks become the backdrop of collective memories, and cinematic moments convey emotions and shared experiences beyond words.

Indie Chinese Cinema Week (ICCW), now in its third edition, celebrates cinema as a uniting language - a medium that bridges social, cultural and linguistic divides. This year, ICCW presents a compelling lineup of documentaries, features, and shorts that explore the multifaceted realities of Sinophone communities through diverse linguistic expressions, cultural dissonances, and striking narrative textures.. We invite you to discover Chinese cinema as a convergence point where varied voices and perspectives merge to foster connection, empathy, and dialogue. (CL)

CiLENS is a Berlin-based non-profit film curation collective that engages audiences in an in-depth exploration of contemporary China and the Sinophone world. Through interdisciplinary events and thematic screenings, we foster transcultural dialogue and create spaces for meaningful connections.

TANG Xuedan (Echo) is a Berlin-based film curator and cultural producer. Embracing her interdisciplinary and passionate interests in cinema, feminism, intercultural dialogue, and socially engaged practices, she founded CiLENS and ICCW in 2022.

WANG Zifei is a curator at CiLENS e.V. and a PhD candidate at Heidelberg University, specializing in East Asian arts and visual culture, with a research focus on independent cinemas.

Curatorial support: GU Rui, HE Lin, Huang Shihan, Iris Hsu, LEI Zijing, LI Kaixin, LI Weiqi, LIU Chenqi

Shorts II

Shorts II

Words Beyond Sight
过春天

过春天

The Crossing
BAI Xue, China 2018, 99 Min., Mandarin, Cantonese with English subtitles
这个女人

这个女人

This Woman
Alan ZHANG, China 2023, 90 Min., Mandarin with English subtitles
湧浪之間

湧浪之間

Many Undulating Things
Bo WANG, PAN Lu, Hong Kong, South Korea, USA 2019, 125 Min., English, Cantonese, Mandarin with English subtitles
雪豹

雪豹

Snow Leopard
Pema Tseden, Mainland China 2023, 109 Min., Tibetan, Mandarin with English subtitles
Shorts I

Shorts I

Hear, Here
第二个和第三个妈妈

第二个和第三个妈妈

Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish
LEI Lei, Hong Kong, USA, Netherlands 2022, 104 Min., Mandarin with English subtitles
巢

Nest
QIN Xiaoyue, China 2022, 90 Min., Mandarin, Shanghai Dialect with English subtitles
世界

世界

The World
JIA Zhangke, Mainland China, Hong Kong, France, Japan 2004, 144 Min., Mandarin, Russian, English with English subtitles