Film Retrospective “Clara Law: Drifting Petals, Floating Lives”
January 7 - February 2
Clara Law: Drifting Petals, Floating Lives
A Retrospective Presented by the UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase & The Cinematheque
January 16 – February 5, 2025
The Cinematheque, Vancouver
The Cinematheque and the UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase are pleased to present a select retrospective surveying the remarkable, decades-spanning oeuvre of Clara Law. Curated in concert with the director and Eddie Fong, the six-film program features each of the following titles, all boasting new restorations, plus the couple’s latest collaboration Drifting Petals (2021), a DIY ghost story plumbing personal and political traumas.
Law and Fong will join the audience via Zoom for Q&As following the first screening of each film in the retrospective.
Program:
Autumn Moon (1992)
January 16, 2025, 7 pm
January 26, 2025, 8:50 pm
They Say the Moon Is Fuller Here (1985)
January 18, 2025 6:30 pm
January 27, 2025 8:50 pm
Farewell, China (1990)
January 18, 2025 8:40 pm
January 26, 2025 6:30 pm
The Goddess of 1967 (2000)
January 19, 2025 6:00 pm
February 5, 2025 8:40 pm
Floating Life (1996)
January 24, 2025 6:00 pm
February 5, 2025 6:30 pm
Drifting Petals (2021)
January 24, 2025 8:30 pm
February 2, 2025 6:00 pm
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The Asian Independent Cinema Showcase (AICS) is a UBC-based film program that aims to foster a film appreciation community within and beyond the university; cultivate media literacy and cross-cultural understanding; and give voices to independent stories told by Asian filmmakers. More details: https://hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/asian-independent-cinema-showcase/