AsiaLENS Presents: Denise Ho - Becoming the Song and online conversation with filmmaker Sue Williams.
Virtual Screenings Available:
Friday, Nov 5, 2021, 5pm CT through
Friday, Nov 12, 2021, 5pm CT
Online conversation with filmmaker Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 4:00pm CST
Location: Zoom webinar
Online screening and conversation free of charge
Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/2y7r2fny
Viewing link/password will be emailed to registered viewers on Nov 5.
About the Film:
Denise Ho - Becoming the Song profiles the openly gay Hong Kong singer and human rights activist Denise Ho. Drawing on unprecedented, years-long access, the film explores her remarkable journey from commercial Cantopop superstar to outspoken political activist, an artist who has put her life and career on the line to support the determined struggle of Hong Kong citizens to maintain their identity and freedom. (Sue Williams and Helen Siu, 2020. United States. 83 minutes)
About the Filmmaker:
Sue Williams has produced and directed five critically acclaimed, feature documentaries about China for national PBS broadcast, including Frontline. Contemporary China features prominently in her most recent film, Death by Design. Sue also directed two highly praised biographies on Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary Pickford for the PBS series, American Experience. Her films have been broadcast in more than 25 countries and appeared in festivals around the world; they have won numerous awards, including the Cine Golden Eagle, two International Film & Video Festival Awards, Chris Awards and two Edgar Dale Awards for Best Screenwriting.
*This event is sponsored by AEMS and co-sponsored by the Spurlock Museum of World Cultures.
*This event is supported by the US Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) Program.
