Chinese film week

All screenings are FREE to attend and open to the public - no membership or registration is required. All sessions commence at 7.30pm, with the exception of Sunday's screening, which starts at 3pm.

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival - and the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Australia and China - with six recent film hits over the next six days. In recent years, China has become the world's largest film industry, and selections include an award-winning tearjerker (Hi, Mom), a look at the early days of COVID-19 in Wuhan (Ode to the Spring), a legendary historical war epic (The Eight Hundred) and a heartfelt tale of sisterly love (Sister).

Films will be presented in their original language with English subtitles. Proudly presented by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China.

1. WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm - HI, MOM (你好，李焕英)
Director: Jia Ling

After her mother is killed in a car accident, a woman finds herself transported back to the 1980s where she befriends her mother in her youth. (Note: this film replaces the previously advertised I AM WHAT I AM at the same date and time)

(PG, 128 mins, 2021)

2. THURSDAY 8 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm - ODE TO THE SPRING (你是我的春天)
Directors: Zhou Nan, Zhang Chi, Tian Yusheng, Dong Yue, Rao Xiaozhi

Five intertwined tales exploring ordinary heroes - doctors, patients, volunteers - as they face the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.

(M, 122 mins, 2022)

3. FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBER, 7:30pm - SISTER (我的姐姐)
Director: Yin Ruoxi

When her parents are killed in an accident, a young woman must choose between independence or raising her 6-year-old half brother.

(M, 127 mins, 2021)

4. SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm - NICE VIEW (奇迹·笨小孩)
Director: Wen Muye

A tech-savvy 20-year-old orphan sets out to do whatever it takes to earn enough money to pay for his 6-year-old sister's heart surgery.

(PG, 106 mins, 2022)

5. SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER, 3pm - MOZART FROM SPACE (外太空的莫扎特)
Director: Chen Sicheng

The lives of a father and his rebellious 14-year-old son are changed forever by the mysterious arrival of a musical alien named Mozart.

(PG, 136 mins, 2022)

6. MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER @ 7.30pm - THE EIGHT HUNDRED (八佰)
Director: Guan Hu

In 1937, during the Battle of Shanghai, a group of Chinese soldiers are ordered to defend a warehouse from invading Japanese forces.

(MA, 149 mins, 2020)