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An Evening with Director Wayne Wang A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
MCC Theater
Wayne Wang (The Joy Luck Club, Maid in Manhattan, and Last Holiday) screens A Thousand Years of Good Prayers. Enticing and absolutely delightful, this is an amazingly smart and fascinating movie about a Chinese man who, after the death of his wife, decides to travel to the United States in order to see his estranged daughter. In the end, their stories are intimately and irrevocably linked to the legacy of what they went through during the Cultural Revolution. Conversation with Yunte Huang, Professor of English, and director Wayne Wang following the screening. Wayne Wang, 83 min., Mandarin, Persian, and English, 2007, USA. Co-sponsored by the Partnership in International Research and Education in Electron Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces (PIRECCI).
Conversation
A Conversation with the Artists Aaron Carey
MCC Lounge
Aaron Carey (Phatty B.) is a UCSB alum (2000), published author, artist, and illustrator inspired by music, people and the faces they make. A former dance and fitness instructor, Aaron was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001, thereby putting his boogie on pause. He translates his dance to brush strokes on canvas making his love for music and movement even more evident. Aaron primarily focuses on private commissions and custom graphic design. His paintings have been exhibited in art galleries, jazz festivals, and restaurants from Oakland to Los Angeles with collectors as far as London. Co-sponsored by the Black Student Union.
Dengue Fever in Concert
MCC Theater
Specializing in an unlikely mix of 1960s Cambodian pop, rock, and other genres, Dengue Fever is a band of rollicking lightness that keeps coming up deep. Featuring a Cambodian-born singer who sings mostly in Khmer and five American alt-rockers, Dengue Fever's music is a tribute to the lost pop that Armed Forces Radio blasted across the region during the Vietnam War. Tickets $10 UCSB students and children under 12/$20 general. Contact the A.S. Ticket Office at 805-893-2064 or buy on-line at www.mcc.ucsb.edu (extra fees apply). Limited seating.
Cup of Culture
The House I Live In
MCC Theater
This film captures heart-wrenching stories from individuals at all levels of America’s War on Drugs. From the dealer to the grieving mother, this film offers a penetrating look inside America’s longest war, revealing its profound human rights implications and the creation of a vast machine that feeds largely on America’s poor and minority communities. Eugene Jarecki, 108 min., English, 2012, USA, Netherlands, UK, Germany, Japan, and Australia. Co-sponsored by the Graduate Student Association.
