Cultures of Resistance to screen in Beijing festival

By Richard Trombly

September 2, 2011  Beijing -  Cultures of Resistance is one of the many great indie films coming to Beijing for the first time thanks to the Beijing International Movie Festival, now in its 5th year. The festival will run from October 9-11 with screenings at YuGong YiShan, one of Beijing’s most welcoming venues for independent music and film events.

“This is a great opportunity to bring a movie like Cultures of Resistance to the people in China and I am proud to say, ‘Workers of the world, unite!’,” said Peter Sallade , BIMF Chief Volunteer and founder. “But it is just one of the many great independent films we are screening this year.”

*愚公移山 YuGong YiShan   http://www.yugongyishan.com/ *

**Sunday October 9,

18：30, 20元**  admission **

see the trailer

http://films.culturesofresistance.org/watch-the-trailer

About Cultures of Resistance

“BE the change you want to see…”

CULTURES OF RESISTANCE (CoR)  is a documentary feature directed by Iara Lee and produced by George Gund. The film highlights the work of artists, musicians, and dancers throughout the world who are working for peace and justice, and are re-conceiving resistance as a fundamentally creative act.

http://www.culturesofresistance.org/film

About The Beijing International (Independent) Movie Festival

The Beijing International Movie Festival (BIMF) is both the first and longest running comprehensive international film festival to be organised in Beijing. It features never -before-screened-in-Beijing independent films from Chinese and international film makers

http://www.beijingfilmfest.org/