Harvardwood is proud to support the Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival (LACFF), one of our Harvardwood Heroes Grant Recipients for 2019! All films are English-Friendly so that cinephiles of all backgrounds can enjoy them.

LACFF’s Festival Chair, June Tan, is a Harvard Law School alumna, and their Marketing Director Athena Bowe, is a graduate of Harvard College. 

This year, LACFF 2019 will take place at the Downtown Independent from October 25th to October 27th, and will feature a strong line-up of thoughtfully curated films including A Birthday Gift, as short film by a Director from our own community - Dan Zhou (Harvard College). Dan Zhou will also be conducting a Q&A for his film after the screening!

Other highlights include the the opening film and Sundance winner The Chinese Mayor  by renowned journalist and documentarist Zhou Hao, and upcoming talent such as Director Zhu Xin’s debut feature, Vanishing Days, which was nominated by Berlinale Forum, Busan International Film Festival, and the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Director Zhou Lidong’s debut feature The Fall,  which won the Netpac Award at Warsaw International Film Festival, Director Mijie Li’s documentary feature Confucian Dream, which won the Special Jury Prize at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and Director Tracy Dong’s documentary Feature In Character, which was nominated for Best Documentary at the First Youth Film Festival in Xining.  Many of the filmmakers, including Mijie Li and Tracy Dong, will be present for Q&A sessions after their respective screenings. 

This year’s LACFF has partnered with Sino-Screen to highlight an industry panel on October 27th and will discuss topics ranging from international content strategy to the representation of Asians Hollywood.

More information on the lineup of LACFF 2019 check out lacff.org. 

For more information on directions and parking click here.

TICKETING:

Individual Festival Tickets

Festival Passes

Get a Discount:
Get 20% off any screening or pass with this code: HARVARD2019

On Friday, October 25, 2019, Pride & Progress, a film festival and symposium, takes place at Harvard Kennedy School. Stay tuned for our full Festival lineup, coming soon. In the meantime, save the date and get ready for:

• Movies from four continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America.
• Meaningful discussions by actors, directors, and producers from movies to be screened.
• Thought-provoking panels and Q&As exploring a wide spectrum of queer experiences

About the Festival:

Pride & Progress: Film festival and Symposium will highlight human rights filmmakers and activists who are leading the cultural fight against laws that criminalize and discriminate against LGBTQ+ people in the former British colonies. These ancient vestiges of British imperialism are still being used to police and punish LGBTQ+ peoples, identities, and relationships in 37 of the 53 Commonwealth countries, leading to persistent prejudice from both the government and public and preventing queer people from enjoying basic freedoms, equal rights, and human dignity. The principal aims of this convening are to highlight the brave cultural work that has been done through film and to motivate audiences to stand up against these unjust laws and take action to change them. We also recognize that some countries have recently taken strides to overturn these outdated laws, and our film festival and symposium will highlight this promising work as well. View the official flyer (PDF).

Pride & Progress: Film festival and Symposium is curated jointly by:

• HKS Lecturer on History and Literature, Public Policy, and Education, Timothy McCarthy
• HKS alumnae and Commissioner, Cambridge Human Rights Commission, Yasmin Padamsee Forbes
  
  The Festival is sponsored by the Carr Center for Human Rights, Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School, Lakshmi Mittal, and Family South Asia Institute, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies - Central America and the Caribbean Program and the Africa Center at Harvard University. The event is also supported by the Mayor's Office in Cambridge, the Cambridge Human Rights Commission, Cambridge LGBTQ+ Commission, HKS Women Network, and Harvardwood.

NOVEMBER 27,  JAPAN:

The 19th JAPAN International Art Exhibition and Competition, curated by Katsu Shimmin. At the National Art Center of Tokyo. Opening on November 27, 2019 as seen in ART IN AMERICA and ARTILLERY MAGAZINES (November 2019). This is the largest International Exhibition/ Competition of its kind in 2019.

Janai-Ami, who began painting in response to 9/11 and had no formal training as a fine artist, returns in the style that made her known with her initial 3, 047 unique contemporary floral paintings in memory of the victims of 9/11.  

Her debut at an International Art Auction in Los Angeles (featured on Paddle 8) in August 2019 proved that her passionate florals are even more sought after today, so much so that even her non-original work is commanding high prices with a Limited Edition print  of ENCHANTED selling in the thousands.

The TOKYO MUSEUM show will be the first showing of an original in several years. The artist rarely parts with her originals anymore. This time the artist's pain of loss will once again be translated into a beautiful rendition of remembrance as noted parenthetically in the title "In Memory of Sam." The work is called "BELONGING." The artists ability to turn her heartache into something beautiful and translate that raw emotion, passion and love into an image, is provocative.  She has asked that the invitation to the Opening be extended to all members of the Harvard and Harvardwood community that are living in or visiting Tokyo in November/ December. 

Formal attire.

Join actor, director and voice actor Adriana Colón and the cast of West Side Story -- presented by Harvard College TEATRO! -- for a conversation about the cultural issues embedded in the beloved musical composed by Leonard Bernstein '39, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Arthur Laurents. Colón's artist residency Oct. 25-Nov. 3 includes working with the cast and creative team of the show in rehearsal and advising on theatrical practices of cultural sensitivity. The event on Nov. 1 is the only public event of her residency, and is free and open to the public. It's a great way to prepare for the production of West Side Story, running Nov. 14-17 at Farkas Hall. All are welcome. 

Find ticket information here.

Find out more about Colón here. 

The spine-tingling, hair-raising, petrifying party is back. Face your darkest fears as we condemn the hottest club in Los Angeles at APT. 503. The terrifyingly twisted 3rd Annual Haunted Hollywood will begin as a private party for The Ivy Plus Society and then all are welcome to stay until 2am, if you dare. Enjoy a devilish DJ and a costume contest that will make you scream. Don’t be late to this unending nightmare, guests and ghouls must check-in by 11pm to guarantee admission.

Doors Open at 8pm, Must Check-In By 11pm to Guarantee Admission – No Exceptions

Attire: Halloween Costumes Encouraged
Parking: Parking Lot adjacent to the building on Serrano.
– Entrance is off Serrano through a small tree-lined walkway. Take the elevator to 5th floor.

This calendar features all member-submitted events!

You can invite the Harvardwood community to your upcoming stand-up show, concert, screening, art gallery launch, and more. Events can only be submitted by dues-current members.