Karin Lee's "Comrade Dad"
The Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British Columbia premieres filmmaker Karin Lee's Comrade Dad on Sunday, September 11, 2005 at 2 pm at the Pacific Cinematheque, located at 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The film is a personal recollection of her father, Wally, who in the mid-1960's ran a bookstore, the China Arts and Crafts, until the early 1980's amidst controversy in Vancouver's Chinatown. Old home movies, re-enactment and documentary footage are some of the techniques used to tell Karin's story. Comrade Dad explores both the person and how his ideological beliefs affected his family set within the political landscapes of Canada and China at the time of the Cultural Revolution. Find out what Chinatown was like in the fifties and sixties before Canada recognized China.
The film runs for 26 minutes and will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Jan Walls. Guest panelists includes architect Joe Wai and filmmaker Colleen Leung. This free event is a co-presentation of Centre A, the Alternator Gallery, the CCHS and Multicultural Canada.
The film is a personal recollection of her father, Wally, who in the mid-1960's ran a bookstore, the China Arts and Crafts, until the early 1980's amidst controversy in Vancouver's Chinatown. Old home movies, re-enactment and documentary footage are some of the techniques used to tell Karin's story. Comrade Dad explores both the person and how his ideological beliefs affected his family set within the political landscapes of Canada and China at the time of the Cultural Revolution. Find out what Chinatown was like in the fifties and sixties before Canada recognized China.
The film runs for 26 minutes and will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Jan Walls. Guest panelists includes architect Joe Wai and filmmaker Colleen Leung. This free event is a co-presentation of Centre A, the Alternator Gallery, the CCHS and Multicultural Canada.
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