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Film News: Season 4 of Asian Pop-Up Cinema Begins in Chicago with ‘Survival Family’ on Mar. 1, 2017
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 24, 2017 - 6:56pm
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‘Survival Family,’ Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, Kicks Off Season Four of Asian Pop-Up Cinema
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
Season Four of the Asian Pop-Up Cinema series kicks off with the U.S. premiere of “Survival Family” on Wednesday, March 1st, 2017, at 7pm. The film is directed by Shinobu Yaguchi. The director will make a special appearance, moderated by Mark Schilling of the Japan Times. For more general information on the Asian Pop-Up Cinema series click here.
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CHICAGO – What defines success? How about another Season, the Fourth, for the Asian Pop-Up Cinema Festival in Chicago. The premiere themed fest will kick off its 2017 Spring Season run with Shinobu Yaguchi’s “Survival Family” on Wednesday, March 1st, 2017, at the AMC River East Theatre in downtown Chicago. Filmmaker Yaguchi-san will be in attendance, as well as moderator Mark Schilling from the Japan Times. For complete details and to purchase tickets, click here.
‘Survival Family,’ Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, Kicks Off Season Four of Asian Pop-Up Cinema
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
The Asian Pop-Up Cinema series – founded by Chicago film program veteran Sophia Wong Boccio – is a revolving showcase of diverse Asian films, with China, Hong Kong, Inner Mongolia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Tibet and Vietnam all represented for the 2017 Spring Season, in films with English subtitles. Screenings occur at the AMC River East 21 in downtown Chicago, the Wilmette Theater in Wilmette, Illinois, and various locations (including free screenings). For a full schedule and location guide to the 2017 Spring Season, click here.
Asked about the new season, Asian Pop-Up Cinema Founder Sophia Wong Bocchio told HollywoodChicago.com, “It is our pleasure to present our fourth season of diverse, contemporary Asian films in Chicago. Our mixed-genre film festival includes 18 works – with many premieres and gems never shown before on the big screen in the United States. To include a broader audience, ten films this season will be free and open to the public.”
 | By PATRICK McDONALD |
