Comrades: The Chinese LGBT Film Festival,

presented by Asia Catalyst, freeDimensional and

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center, opens in New York on September 5, 2008 and will debut four films by some of China's most promising young filmmakers. With a successful 2001 opening in Beijing, the festival (the first of its kind in China) attracted the attention of Chinese media as well as the authorities and was eventually shut down by the Chinese National Security Agency. 

The weekend showcase will run from
 Friday, September 5 through
Sunday, September 7, 2008

at the Center - 208 West 13th Street.

Banned in Beijing,  the Chinese LGBT Film Festival will give New Yorkers a glimpse into the hidden lives of gay Chinese. The festival includes both commercial and independent work that shows the broad spectrum of lesbian, gay and transgender experience as it is lived day-to-day in China.

Tickets can be ordered online.



Schedule -

East Palace, West Palace: Friday, Sept 5, Reception 6:00pm, Screening 7pm
TangTang: Saturday, Sept 6, Screening 2pm
Butterfly: Saturday, Sept 6, Reception 6pm, Panel Discussion 7pm, Screening 7:45pm
Welcome to Destination Shanghai: Sunday, September 7, Screening 2pm

Individual Screenings $12; Weekend Pass $35



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