Film News: Asian Pop-Up Cinema Presents ‘Zinnia Flower’ in Chicago on March 16, 2016

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CHICAGO – The Asian Pop-Up Cinema Series, spotlighting a variety of diverse Asian films, continues its 2016 season with the film, “Zinnia Flower,” directed by Tom Shu-yu Lin. Mr. Lin will make an appearance at the screening, beginning at 7:30pm on Wednesday, March 16th, 2016, at the AMC River East Theater in Chicago.

Zinnia Flower
’Zinnia Flower,’ Directed by Tom Shu-yu Lin
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org

Zinnia Flower – Mandarin title “Bai ri gaobie” – is a story of loss and potential redemption. A multiple car crash in Taipei takes the life of a pregnant woman, wife of Wei (Shih Chin-Hang), and the fiancé of Ming (Karena Lam Ka-yan). The two survivors adopt the 100 day mourning period dictated by Buddhism. They both go through their paces as the days wind down, but the pain endures. With the 100th day looming, they both wonder if they’ll be able to say goodbye.

The Asian Pop-Up Cinema series is a revolving showcase of diverse Asian films, highlighting Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean offerings with English subtitles. Screenings occur at the AMC River East 21 in downtown Chicago and at the Wilmette Theater in Wilmette, Illinois. For full schedule of the 2016 season, click here.

“Zinnia Flower,” part of a the Asian Pop-Up Cinema series, will screen on Wednesday, March 16th, 2016, at 7:30pm, at the AMC River East 21, 322 East Illinois Street in Chicago. Director Tom Shu-yu Lin will make an appearance at the screening. For more information, click here.

HollywoodChicago.com senior staff writer Patrick McDonald

By PATRICK McDONALD
Writer, Editorial Coordinator
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© 2016 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com

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