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Cup of Culture
Gun Hill Road
MCC Theater
An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three years in prison to discover his wife estranged and his teenage son exploring a sexual transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test. Rashaad Ernesto Green, 88 min., English, 2011, USA. Co-sponsored by the Chicano Studies Institute, La Familia de Colores and the Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity.
China Heavyweight
MCC Theater
In China Heavyweight, award-winning filmmaker Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) returns to China for another riveting documentary on that country’s ever-changing economic landscape—this time through the lens of sports. Chang follows the charismatic Qi Moxiang, a former boxing star and state coach who recruits young fighting talent from the impoverished farms and villages across Sichuan province. Discussion following the screening. Co-sponsored by the Partnership in International Research and Education in Electron Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces (PIRECCI). Yung Chang, 89 min., Chinese and Sichuanese with English subtitles, 2012, Canada/China.
Proud to Be Me We Tell Stories
MCC Theater
Proud to be Me, an interactive collection of folktales that will take you around the world. These extraordinary stories will teach you to be proud of who you are, believe in yourself, respect others, and follow your dreams. We Tell Stories shows are “a hoot...filled with energy, lots of chuckles and frequently hilarious audience participation...This is the multicultural troupe at its creative, professional best.” —LYNNE HEFFLEY, The Los Angeles Times. Co-sponsored by the Isla Vista/UCSB Liaison and the UCSB Early Childhood Care & Education Services.
Cup of Culture
Ai Weiwei Never Sorry
MCC Theater
Ai Weiwei is China's most famous international artist and its most outspoken domestic critic. In response, Chinese authorities have shut down his blog, beat him up, bulldozed his newly built studio, and held him in secret detention This film is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. Alison Klayman, 91 min., Chinese with English subtitles and English, 2012, USA. Co-sponsored by the Art, Design, & Architecture Museum UC Santa Barbara.
