CineCina Film Festival is currently collaborating with Kino Lorber's virtual cinema for some repertory screenings. This week two documentaries are coming online: “Denise Ho: Becoming Song” and “Hooligan Sparrow”. This double-bill is CineCina's answer for Disney's controversial “Mulan”.
By purchasing a ticket to watch at home one of the films in Kino Lorber's virtual cinema, you'll be supporting CineCina just as if you were attending a screening at our physical location.
For additional details, please refer to the FAQ at the bottom of Kino Lorber's webpage.
Denise Ho – Becoming The Song (2020) by Sue Williams
The documentary profiles the openly gay Hong Kong singer and human rights activist Denise Ho. Drawing on unprecedented, years-long access, the film explores her remarkable journey from commercial Cantopop superstar to outspoken political activist, an artist who has put her life and career on the line to support the determined struggle of Hong Kong citizens to maintain their identity and freedom.
Hooligan Sparrow (2016) by Nanfu Wang
Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) is labeled a troublemaker by the Chinese government – someone who embarrasses the state with, for example, public protests involving the civil rights of sex workers. In this tense documentary, she travels to Hainan Province to protest a case in which the sexual mistreatment of elementary-age school girls by their principal has gone unprosecuted. As slow as the totalitarian regime may be to punish state officals, it's much quicker to intimidate, harass, and threaten with prison those who question it. Will Sparrow survive her latest battle? And will equally fearless filmmaker Nanfu Wang also disappear into the mouth of the dragon?
