Here is a chance to enjoy a film while doing a good deed at the same
time. Director Jia Zhangke is screening his latest work, "24 City,"
before its official theatrical release, and will donate all earnings to
quake-hit Sichuan. In a move which Jia Zhangke has named "A City
Reborn," the director will bring his Cannes Golden Palm-nominated film
to Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing and eventually to Sichuan's provincial
capital Chengdu.
In Chengdu, the screening will be set
at a housing development named 24 City. The site was previously
occupied by a factory, which actually inspired Jia Zhangke's film. Feeling
a deep connection to Chengdu and Sichuan as a whole, Jia Zhangke led
the observation of a minute of silence for the quake victims when "24
City" premiered at last month's Cannes Film Festival.
Jia Zhangke
