Chinatown Anti-Gentrification Film Screening: Dead Pigs (Aug 10)
Free film screening after Yarrow's seniors and youth fashion show
After the Yarrow seniors and youth fashion show on Saturday, August 10th, we’ll be screening Dead Pigs, an anti-gentrification dark comedy set in a modernizing Shanghai.
Directed by Cathy Yan, this hilarious film has a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes and follows the clash between a luxury developer and a Chinese matriarch salon owner who refuses to leave her family home in a small Shanghai village.
Official Synopsis of Dead Pigs
The fates of an unlucky pig farmer, a feisty home-owner defending her property, a lovestruck busboy, a disenchanted rich girl, and an American expat pursuing the Chinese Dream converge and collide as thousands of dead pigs are found floating down the Huangpu River, towards a modernizing Shanghai.
Watch the Trailer
WHEN: Aug 10 2024, 4:00PM-9:00PM, Film Screening at 5:50PM
WHERE: Sun Yat Sen Courtyard - 565 Columbia St, Vancouver (enter from Pender)