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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Upcoming events
活动预告
- European Premiere of Chinatown Cha-Cha
- Date: February 21 16:00 & February 22 13:30
- Location: Keswick Alhambra Cinema
- 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
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
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
Germany Premiere
Date: April 25, Berlin Germany
- Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A
- Grant Avenue Follies performance
- Book signing
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
Date: May 7, Los Angeles US
- Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A
- Book signing
Luka Yuanyuan Yang Solo Exhibition
Date: May 9 – July 9, NYC USA
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
Seattle Premiere
Date: May 18, Seattle US
- Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A
- Dance performance
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
Chinatown Cha-Cha screening followed by Q&A
Date: June 1, Houston US
Production Timeline
2018
Encounter | 相遇
2018
Start Filming | 开机
2019
Filming | 拍摄
2019
Filming | 拍摄
2020
Post-production | 后期
2020
Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会
2020
Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会
2021
Kickstarter | 发起众筹
2021
Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会
2021
Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会
2021
Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会
2023
Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会
Screenshot
2023
Film Venture Capital Conference | 创投会
2023
Awards | 导演获奖
2024
Film Festival | 入围电影节
2024
Film Festival | 入围电影节