Free Film Screening at Cinema Nova: JiaJiang Dream by Gao Yuan

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Join us for this special event free screening of Jiajiang Dream by Gao Yuan, at Cinema Nova. This screening is part of Unspeakable, the remaining crevices, 不可言说之，仅存的缝隙 an exhibition curated by Kya Su. 

WHEN: Thursday 7 May, 6-8PM
WHERE: Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053
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About this work, Gao states: 

"This film is a quintessential example of an essay film, employing the common method of weaving text and imagery to create an intertextual relationship in its structure. The film’s narrative is grounded in two letters—one from the “auntie” in the 1970s, and the other from “me” in 2023 as a reply to the auntie. The auntie’s identity as a sent-down youth in Jiajiang in the 1970s serves as a representation or reflection of migrants of that era. Through this specific identity, the film provides a glimpse into individual emotions during that particular period.“I” take part in the filming of a grand celebration in the city, where the participants of this event, anonymous individuals, also symbolize the complex relationship between power and the individual. Additionally, the author uses the railway as a metaphor for the times, responding to the “dominant narrative” of the era with poetic language."

Gao Yuan 

Born in Xining, Qinghai in 1981, he graduated from the School of Fine Arts at Qinghai Normal University in 2001 and from the Southern State Pedagogical University of Ukraine in 2007. He has been on the faculty of the School of Fine Arts at Qinghai Normal University since 2007. His practice spans contemporary art and independent film, utilizing media such as conceptual art and video. His work has been exhibited at institutions including the Power Station of Art (PSA) in Shanghai, the Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art, the Ming Contemporary Art Museum in Shanghai, the Nanjing University of the Arts Art Museum, the OCAT Art Museum in Xi’an, the Sichuan University Art Museum, and the Hungarian National Gallery. His work has been selected for film festivals including the FIRST Youth Film Festival and the NOWNESS Talent Program. He served as a producer for the “Béla Tarr Director’s Workshop” at the 2017 FIRST Film Festival and was selected as a young director for the “Tsai Ming- liang Director’s Workshop” at the 2018 FIRST Film Festival.