Faculty of ArtJoin us for the screening of Under Fire: Inside a Chinese Roasted Meats Shop in Vancouver produced by Christy Fong and Denise Fong, followed by a panel discussion on historical and contemporary activism in Chinatown. Produced in 2016 for UBC FIPR 469a, Under Fire has screened at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and was a nominee for the VAFF Best Canadian Short Award 2016.
Date: May 27, 2017, 1 – 3 pm
Location: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens (Carrall Street entrance)
Synopsis:
This documentary short brings you into the kitchen of an East Vancouver grocery with an unexpected menu item: roasted pig. Discover the secretive cooking methods and Chinatown’s historical struggles with this iconic dish against municipal, provincial, and federal legislation. Featuring rare soundbites from “Pender Guy,” the 1970s grassroots radio program.
Panel moderator: Joanna Yang
Panelists: Christy Fong, Denise Fong, Fred Ma, June Chow
Admission is free with registration. RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/under-fire-community-screening-discussion-tickets-34641795543
This event will be taking place on traditional, ancestral and unceded territory and homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Skxwú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
