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synopsis
故事梗概

The 92-year-old previous nightclub dancer Coby Yee decides to get back on stage again after joining the senior dance troupe Grant Avenue Follies. Together they go on a tour for the last time, bridging once isolated Chinese communities in the US, Cuba and China.
作为旧金山唐人街黄金年代的亲历者,一群七旬至九旬的美国华裔舞者再度走上巡演之路,从美国、古巴,最终来到中国,谱写出一曲海内外华人世界交汇的动人乐章。

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The film delves into the diasporic Chinese world, presenting the vibrant flower of life that blooms as Chinese people, as ethnic minorities, grow in vastly different cultural environments.
影片进入到离散的华人世界,呈现了华人作为少数族裔在迥然不同的文化环境下,生长开出的一朵绚丽的生命之花。

- Pingyao International Film Festiva | 平遥国际电影展推荐语 |

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Female group portraits often revolve around a family-like life, depicting the flow of women's lives and emotions across generations. However, there is also a group of women who are not bound by kinship, but come together because of their love for dance, becoming each other's family-like existence. As the debut feature film of director and visual artist Luka Yuanyuan Yang, it portrays exactly this kind of story.
女人群像往往围绕一种家庭式的生活展开,描绘代际间女性生活、情感的流动,但是也有这样一群女性,她们并非以亲缘为纽带,而是因对舞蹈的热爱相聚成为彼此堪比家人的存在。作为电影导演、视觉艺术家杨圆圆的长片处女作,描绘的正是此类故事。

- Helen Shi | 石梦

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Luka Yuanyuan Yang has been trying to clear away the mist of reality, reconnecting the past with the present, and constantly breaking down barriers and fences between people through the power of stories.
杨圆圆一直在尝试拨开现实的迷雾,重新连接过去与当下,用故事的力量不断打破人与人之间的隔阂与藩篱。

- Sophie Shaw

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The project feels so compelling is less due to any ostensible shared 'roots' between the artist and her subjects than a result of the copious care and love with which Yang treats them in lens-mediated space.
这个项目如此引人入胜,与其说是因为艺术家与她拍摄对象之间表面上的"共同根源",不如说是因为杨圆圆在镜头中介空间里对待她们的丰富关怀和爱。

- Alvin Li

Upcoming events
活动预告

MINT Chinese Film Festival 

  • European Premiere of Chinatown Cha-Cha
  • Date: February 21 16:00 & February 22 13:30 
  • Location: Keswick Alhambra Cinema 

Garden Cinema, London

  • London Premiere of Chinatown Cha-Cha
  • Date: March 8, 16:10 (screening)  & March 16, 15:30 (Screening + Q&A + Book Signing)
  • Location: Garden Cinema, London

Cleveland International Film Festival

  • Date: March 29, 5:05pm ET  (Screening + Q&A + DANCE IN HERLAND Book Signing)
  • Location: Playhouses Square

University of Pennsylvania
Academic Screening Chinatown Cha-Cha
Date: April 1   Program includes:

  • Feature film screening
  • Director’s talk

ESEA Spring Art Fair

Date: April 19, London UK

  • Book signing
  • Grant Avenue Follies performance 

London Chinese Community Center

Feature film screening + Q&A

Date:  April 23, London UK

  • Panel features: Luka, Grant Avenue Follies, Frank Chickens
  • Book signing
  • Swing dance workshop

Garden Cinema 

14:00 short film showcase followed by book signing Tickets

16:25 Chinatown Cha-Cha screening & Grant Avenue Follies performance

Book signing Tickets

Date:  April 23, London UK

Babylon Theater

Germany Premiere

Date: April 25, Berlin Germany

  • Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A
  • Grant Avenue Follies performance
  • Book signing

Munich Neues Rottmann Kino

Germany Premiere

Date: April 27, Munich Germany

  • Feature film screening, virtual Q&A

Far East International Film Festival

Italy Premiere

Date: April 29, Udine, Italy

  • Chinatown Cha-Cha screening
  • Grant Avenue Follies performance
  • Book signing

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

LA Premiere

Date: May 4, Los Angeles USA

  • Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A
  • Book signing

Book Talk at Skylight Bookstore

Date: May 5, Los Angeles USA

  • Book talk + signing
  • Moderator: Lou Wang-Holborn

USC Special Screening

Date: May 7, Los Angeles US

  • Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A
  • Book signing

High Line Channel

Luka Yuanyuan Yang Solo Exhibition

Date: May 9 – July 9, NYC USA

CAAMFest

Bay Area Premiere

Date: May 9, San Francisco US

  • Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A
  • Book signing

Stanford University – Oshman Hall, McMurtry Building

Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A

Date: May 10, Stanford US

San Francisco Chinatown – Mother’s Day Special Event

Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A

Date: May 11, San Francisco US

  • Grant Avenue Follies performance
  • Book talk and signing at On Waverly bookstore, moderated by Christine Ni
  • Showgirl Magic Museum opens from 4pm to 7pm, free admission

Admiral Theater

Seattle Premiere

Date: May 18, Seattle US

  • Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A
  • Dance performance

New York Premiere

Presented by Roxy Cinema New York & High Line Art

Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A

Moderated by Xiaoyu Weng

Date: May 20, New York USA

Logan Center for the Arts

Presented by University of Chicago, in partnership with the Chinese American Museum of Chicago

Date: May 22, Chicago USA

  • Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A

University of Chicago

Short film showcase + Q&A

Date: May 23, Chicago US

New York Screening

Presented by Roxy Cinema New York & High Line Art

Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A

Date: May 24, New York US

Chinatown Film and Arts Festival

Presented by Chinatown BID, co-produced with AAAAH! Culture and Accent Sisters

Chinatown Cha-Cha screening + Arts Market + Dance Performances

Date: May 25, New York US

Philly Asian American Film Festival Spring Showcase

Date: May 31, Philadelphia US

  • Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A
  • Grant Avenue Follies Live Performance
  • Book signing

HAAPIFest

Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A

Date:  June 1, Houston US

Production Timeline

  1. 2018

    Encounter | 相遇

    Director Luka Yuanyuan Yang meets the protagonists of “Chinatown Cha-Cha” in Las Vegas, and the film enters the pre-production phase

    导演杨圆圆和《女人世界》的主角们相遇在拉斯维加斯,影片开始进入前期筹划阶段

  2. 2018

    Start Filming | 开机

    “Chinatown Cha-Cha” officially begins filming in Chinatown, Havana, Cuba

    《女人世界》在古巴哈瓦那的唐人街正式开机

  3. 2019

    Filming | 拍摄

    Filming in San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Hawaii, USA

    在美国旧金山、拉斯维加斯、夏威夷拍摄

  4. 2019

    Filming | 拍摄

    Filming in China. Pictured is Luka Yuanyuan Yang’s collaboration with a dance troupe at the Shanghai Bund Art Museum, in the form of video installation + performance.

    在中国的拍摄。图为杨圆圆与舞团在上海外滩美术馆的合作,形式为影像装置+演出。

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    2020

    Post-production | 后期

    The film enters post-production

    因为疫情,拍摄计划被迫终止,影片进入后期阶段。

     

  6. 2020

    Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会

    Participates in CNEX CCDF-11 (2020)

    参与CNEX华人纪录片提案大会(2020 CCDF-11)

  7. 2020

    Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会

    One International Women’s Film Festival – WIP Program (2020)

    山一国际女性电影展 – WIP创投会(2020)

  8. 2021

    Kickstarter | 发起众筹

    “Chinatown Cha-Cha” initiates crowdfunding for post-production funds, with the crowdfunding video receiving over 500,000 views in a week.

    影片为筹措后期资金,发起众筹,众筹视频首周的浏览量超过50万次。

  9. 2021

    Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会

    Doc Edge Rough Cut & Doc Edge Pitch

  10. 2021

    Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会

    5th Beijing Documentary Week “8-Minute Pitch” Top 10 Proposals

    第五届北京纪实影像周 “提案8分钟’ 十佳提案

  11. 2021

    Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会

    Pingyao International Film Festival WIP Program – Jinji Huayi Award

    平遥国际电影展WIP单元 – 金鸡华益奖

  12. 2023

    Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会

    Aranya Wave Film Festival – WIP Project Award

    AWFF海浪电影周·WIP制作中项目年度荣誉

    Screenshot
  13. 2023

    Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会

    Beijing International Film Festival WIP Project Pitches

    北京国际电影节项目创投WIP项目

  14. 2023

    Awards | 导演获奖

    Luka Yuanyuan Yang receives the Bvlgari Avrora Award: Inspiring Women

    导演获得宝格丽闪耀之辉奖项

  15. 2024

    Film Festival | 入围电影节

    Pingyao International Film Festival – Hidden Dragons (September 2024)

    平遥国际电影展 – 藏龙单元(2024年9月)

  16. 2024

    Film Festival | 入围电影节

    Hawaii International Film Festival – Official Selection (October 2024)

    夏威夷国际电影节 – 主竞赛(2024年10月)