New Wave: Documentary Screening
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- Tawes Hall
Join us for a screening of New Wave, a film by Elizabeth Ai. Mile-high hair. Synthesized music. Underground parties. Elizabeth Ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of rebellious punks in the chaotic world of 80s Vietnamese new wave until she rediscovered a hidden past.
Ticket link: https://newwave_univ_of_maryland.eventbrite.com
FREE for UMD students, faculty, staff with Eventbrite code and University ID at door: UMDxNewWave9/21
$25 for Non-UMD community—Eventbrite RSVP required.
EVENT DETAILS:
Sunday, September 21, 1-4pm
Ulrich Recital Hall | 1121 Tawes Hall
1:00 PM - Doors Open, Refreshments, Books, and Costumes
2:00 PM - Welcome + New Wave Screening
For questions, please contact Janelle Wong janellew@umd.edu.
For disability accommodations, please contact Barbara Lewis at blewis12@umd.edu.
ABOUT THE FILM: NEW WAVE, directed by Elizabeth Ai, premiered at Tribeca 2024, where it won the Albert Maysles Special Jury Award for Best New Documentary Director. Since then, the film has screened at over 30 festivals, earning additional accolades including Audience Award, Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature, and excellence in cross-cultural filmmaking. Press coverage includes: The New York Times, Vogue, IndieWire, Hyperallergic, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle.
Film Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn0rHONCKtE
Book: New Wave: Rebellion and Reinvention in the Vietnamese Diaspora
Instagram: @newwavedocumentary
Location
Tawes Hall
Film screening is in Ulrich Recital Hall (1121 Tawes Hall)