Live (synchronous) Workshop with Luc Schaedler, Director Film Screening (asynchronous)
Feb. 3, 2023 (Saturday) 12 p.m. ET/ 11a.m. CT/ 10 a.m. MT/ 9a.m. PT
Teachers are invited to view the documentary film A Long Way Home, then join film director Luc Schaedler, to learn about both the film and its historical context. Participants will get free access to view the film plus a viewing guide. The workshop will focus on two historical events, the Cultural Revolution and the Democracy Movement of 1989 (Tiananmen Square) and provide teachers with an extensive collection of resources including primary source documents, a DBQ, and other classroom connections. The first 30 registrants will also get free streaming access to the film for classroom use after the workshop.
This program is part of a series which uses documentary film from around the world to teach techniques in critical film viewing alongside international cultural and historical topics. Each session delves into the cinematography and narrative of a single film. Participants will watch each film independently with the help of a viewing guide, then join film-makers and other experts for discussion via Zoom. Participants may choose to attend any (or all) events in the series.
A Long Way Home takes us on a fascinating journey into both the grim days of recent Chinese history and the dazzling cultural scene in present-day China. The film centers around five of the most significant representatives of contemporary Chinese counterculture: the visual artists the Gao Brothers, the choreographer and dancer Wen Hui, the animation artist Pi San and the poet Ye Fu. With bravery and subversive wit, they each shed light on the social problems in their country from their unique perspective. Their vision is of a democratic and humane civil society, and, increasingly, their struggle seems as relevant for the world today as it is for China. (Source: Documentary Educational Resources)
Free and Open to the Public
If you require an accommodation, such as live captioning, to participate in this event, please contact smith.12674@osu.edu. Requests made at least two weeks in advance of the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
This series is a collaboration between federally-funded National Resource Centers and Documentary Educational Resources (DER). This program, focused on A Long Way Home, was organized and supported by: Center for East Asian Studies at University of Arizona, East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University, and Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program at University of Washington through U.S. Department of Education Title VI grants to each of the centers, in conjunction with DER
