Chinatown Storytelling Festival
3 – 9PM
For the first time ever, Think!Chinatown is proud to present… Chinatown Storytelling Festival!
Hosted at DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema from May 5-7, 2024, Chinatown Storytelling Festival presents an exciting selection of new short films from Think!Chinatown’s storytelling team as well as films from T!C and DCTV’s archives. Led by festival curators Yin Kong, Rochelle Hoi-Yu Kwan, and Hai-Li Kong, they present two curated programs of short films.
The “Songs for Chinatown” film series weaves together stories about how the power of music connects people and draws strength in the community. Think!Chinatown will premiere the newest piece from their Art of Storytelling series featuring Zhang Jingtai, a beloved music teacher at Mencius Society for the Arts. Short films selected from the archives of Think!Chinatown and Third World Newsreel also explores this musical theme.
The “Once Upon A Time in Chinatown” film series puts the lives of Chinatown neighbors in the context of the Asian American movement. Think!Chinatown will premiere the newest piece from the Ode to the Generations series which explores the creation and long-lasting impacts of the Yellow Pearl publication by the Basement Workshop. Short films selected from the archives of Think!Chinatown, DCTV, and Third World Newsreel come together to explore this theme.
Chinatown Storytelling Festival is a celebration of Think!Chinatown’s newly produced storytelling projects, as well as a deep dive across archives of short films about Chinatown. Chinatown Storytelling Festival aims to foster the creation and viewership of projects featuring under-told stories.