Chinatown Cha-Cha
女人世界
Luka YANG Yuanyuan
85 minutes | 2024 | Documentary | English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish | English and Chinese Subtitles
Canadian Premiere
7:30 PM, FRI, AUG 8
Innis Town Hall
Screening + Live Zoom Q&A
As performers who once graced the stage during the golden era of San Francisco’s Chinatown nightclubs, a group of Chinese American women1ow in their seventies to ninetiesare returning to the spotlight for a new tour. From the U.S. to Cuba, and all the way to their ancestral homeland of China, their dance moves have not dimmed with age. Instead, they radiate even greater strength, freedom, and timeless beauty. Their life stories are not only a vital part of immigration history, but also a deeply moving archive of womens memories often overlooked by mainstream narratives. On stage, they continue to make historyilluminating transcendent moments of womanhood and artistry across borders and generationswith the same courage, grace, and passion as ever.
Director
Luka YANG Yuanyuan (b. 1989, Beijing) is a visual artist and filmmaker working across documentary film, photography, installation, and performance. Through weaving documentary and archival materials, she explores themes of identity, migration, and memory, challenging conventional historical narratives and amplifying overlooked voices. Chinatown Cha-Cha is her debut feature documentary.
Credits
- Director: Luka YANG Yuanyuan
- Featuring: Coby YEE, Cynthia YEE, Grant Avenue Follies, Stephen KING
- Producer: Lou WANG-HOLBORN, Luka YANG Yuanyuan, XU Xiao
- Executive Producer: GUO Keyu
- Cinematographer: Carlo NASISSE, Luka YANG Yuanyuan
- Editor: TANG Qianni
- Sound: LI Xiaodan
- Music: LI Daiguo