About the Openning Gala

Not only do we have a drink reception for MINT festival-goers, but we are also to HAVE Dr Xuelei Huang from the University of Edinburgh introducing the opening film, Pan Si Dong(1927), a fantasy film produced by Shanghai Film Studio. An experimental live music performance and electronic mix by Aurora Engine will score for this early silent film, bringing the audience a surreal sensory experience that blends East and West. Further, we connect Tina Anckarman from the National Library of Norway to deliver a post-screening for a live Q&A session. This creative curatorial project was first shown at Dundee Contemporary Art Centre as the closing programme of Colour Across Chinese Cinemas, co-curated by Lin Yixiang, Zhu Zhaoyu and Kirsty Sinclair Dootson.