Lunch Screening: Inter-Asian Migration and A Scene of the Sea (dir. Lau Kek Huat, 2014)
March 27, 2025 | 1:00PM - 3:00PM
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In-person
Location | DV 3214, William G. Davis Building, University of Toronto, Mississauga
About the Event:
All are welcome to this lunchtime screening of A Scene of the Sea (dir. Lau Kek Huat, 2014), from the University of Toronto Mississauga's Asian Short Film Collection. Seating is limited so registration is mandatory and so is attendance if you are registering.A catered lunch will be provided.
Please register by March 21st.
About the Film:
Pia's father promised him a trip to the sea. But he left Thailand for work and has never returned. After 15 years, Pia follows his father to Taiwan in search of a living.
About the Commentator:
Jixin Jia is currently a PhD student at the Cinema Studies Institute at University of Toronto. Born and raised in Shanghai, China, he completed both his BA and MA degrees in the United States. His research focuses on Sinophone cinema and eco-cinema, especially the link between cinematic form and and diasporic subjectivity.
The event is co-sponsored by the Department of Visual Studies, as well as the Southeast Asia Seminar Series and the Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies at the Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Arba Bardhi
asian.institute@utoronto.ca
Speakers
Jixin Jia
PhD student at the Cinema Studies Institute at University of Toronto