An Oxbow in the River of Time? “River Elegy” and China’s Quest for Modern Greatness by Andrew S. Erickson, Visiting Scholar at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies; Professor of Strategy, China Maritime […]
Film and Media
Please join us, in partnership with ArtsThursdays, for a special screening of short films by Darol Olu Kae, Kendra McLaughlin, Tiff Rekem, and Svetlana Romanova—current fellows at the Film Study Center
Speaker: Domee Shi, Academy Award–Winning Director, Writer, and Storyteller; Creative Vice President, PixarDiscussant: Ju Yon Kim, Patsy Takemoto Mink Professor of English, Harvard University Join the Academy Award–winning director, animator, and
Filmed over four years with singular access, “Made in Ethiopia” lifts the curtain on China’s historic but misunderstood impact on Africa, and explores contemporary Ethiopia at a moment of profound
Directed by Zhangke JiaStarring Tao Zhao, Zhubin Li Caught by the Tides (风流一代) is an ambitious, genre-blending film from acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhangke. Spanning over two decades, the film interlaces newly
This piece was originally published on the Harvard Film Archive‘s website. The HFA has upcoming screenings of each film in Wang Bing’s Youth trilogy: Youth (Homecoming) (April 25), Youth (Hard
Andrew S. Erickson, Professor of Strategy, China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S. Naval War College; Visiting Scholar 2024-25, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard UniversityShih-Diing Liu, Professor of Communication and Senior
Rana Mitter, ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy SchoolYasheng Huang, Epoch Foundation Professor of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of ManagementModerator: Dorinda (Dinda) Elliott, Executive Director,
More than two decades after making his monumental West of the Tracks (2002), documentary auteur Wang Bing (b. 1967) has released a new cinematic fresco of Chinese workers. Whereas his
More than two decades after making his monumental West of the Tracks (2002), documentary auteur Wang Bing (b. 1967) has released a new cinematic fresco of Chinese workers. Whereas his









