The Midsummer's Voice
Sunday, September 22, 2024 from 02:00pm to 04:15pm
Asian Pop-Up Cinema
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with Chicago Asian Pop-Up Cinema! Join us for a free with screening of “The Midsummer’s Voice”, a coming-of-age film about teenage Peking Opera performers.
Prior to the screening of the film — Dr. Susanna Sun, who has a Ph.D. at The University of Chicago in East Asian Languages and Civilizations and Theatre and Performance Studies, will conduct an in-person 20-minute presentation about Peking Opera.
Free mooncakes will be distributed after the screening!
CHICAGO PREMIERE
China | Drama | 2024 | 105 minutes | In Mandarin w/English subtitles
DIRECTOR: Yudi Zhang
STARRING: Cheng Bian, Meijun Zhou, Chi Zhang, Shaoxi Chen
SYNOPSIS:
Sun Xiaolei, a Peking Opera student, is facing his first life-changing competition, but his delayed voice change might jeopardize everything. Fortunately, during this anxiety-inducing preparation period, he unexpectedly befriends two competitors - the tomboyish girl Shi Jiahui and the rebellious “Nepo baby,” Xie Tianci. Together, these three young adults navigate the “voice change” of adolescence during a transformative summer.
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