Didn’t quite make room in your schedule for a vacation this year? Are the Olympics leaving you with a yearning to explore a culture and tradition completely different from our own? Not a problem.
In its second annual Passport program, the upcoming Milwaukee Film Festival is ready to transport you across the world without even leaving your seat. (And if you never made it back from last year’s trip to India, you really don’t have far to go!) This year’s destination: China.
“Passport: China” will feature eight selected films, both documentary and fiction, set in mainland China and focusing on subjects ranging from fugitives to princes to dogs, among others. As an added bonus, the program will host a panel discussion on “Chinese Cinema in a Transnational Frame,” with keynote speaker Dr. Jennifer Feeley (University of Iowa), moderated by Dr. Jian Xu (University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee).
With one out of every five people on the planet hailing from this country, it’s a place that is more exciting to learn about than ever, so grab your popcorn and get ready for what is sure to be an enlightening, firework-filled adventure! To read more about the selections, visit Milwaukee Film Festival’s website.
