Here’s a poster for the upcoming screening of Autumn Gem at Stanford University on Monday, November 30, 2009, from 7:00-9:00 pm. The free screening will be held at Cubberley Auditorium, located at 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, California 94305.
Click on the image to see the large version. Feel free to send this to your friends and family. Our goal is to fill up Cubberley Auditorium, which seats 500 people. Help us reach that goal!
We had a couple of firsts at our Autumn Gem screening at City College of San Francisco yesterday. The place was packed, thanks to the combined efforts of the Asian Studies, Asian American Studies, Cinema and Women’s Studies Departments; we had over 90 people in attendance. The second first is one that I’m not all that proud about; we had our first technical mishap during the screening of the film!
Normally, we play the movie off of Rae’s MacBook Pro. Everythin...Read more
Now that our tour is over, we’ve identified some things we would have changed regarding our packing strategy (see photo to right). We often felt like we were a rock band traveling the country during this tour. Unfortunately, we didn’t have any roadies to help carry our gear! So, because it’s just the two of us, we have to be extra vigilant and ruthless with regards to what we bring with us.
Here are a couple of reviews from bloggers who saw Autumn Gem during our recent Midwest/East Coast tour. Enjoy reading them!
*Sing Tao Daily – Boston Screening
*Autumn Gem: The Life of Qiu Jin – J.B Spins, New York Screening
*“Maidens, take up arms!”...Read more
Our last stop was at the University of Pennsylvania. Following the screening at the Evergreen Senior Club in Delaware, Uncle Don drove us to Philadelphia. Wor...Read more
About two weeks ago, Rae’s dad told us to call one of his friends from college who now lives in Delaware. Professor Charles Ih (from the University of Delaware) was very interested in showing Autumn Gem to the Evergreen Senior Club at the Chinese American Community Center...Read more
During our Pasadena screening, we received a very enthusiastic response from one of the audience members. Ann Lau told us that Qiu Jin was one of her role models and she was very excited to have seen the movie. She was instrumental in setting up our screening in New...Read more
Rae at Peace and Love Cafe in New York
We’re currently at the Peace and Love Cafe across the street from the Tribeca Film Center, ...Read more
Our third week on tour concluded with a screening at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center in Boston, Massachusetts. The BCNC is celebrating their 40th anniversary of serving the Chinatown community this year, and the organization is having ...Read more
On Friday, we had a great time at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, where we participated in several seminars before our screening of Autumn Gem at 4:00 pm.
At most of the screenings on this trip, we don’t have too much time to wander around the school and talk with t...Read more