☔️ UPDATE: DUE TO THE RAIN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 HAS BEEN CANCELLED ☔️
✨ SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 ARE STILL ON! ✨
🌟📽 2022 Films at the Gate Festival 🎬🌟
Friday, August 26th - Sunday August 28th
Join ACDC and the Chinatown community for our 16th annual Films at the Gate Festival! As always, the festival is FREE and open to community members of all ages and backgrounds! Our festival program proudly highlights the stories and work of Asian immigrant and Asian American filmmakers and artists.
ACDC prioritizes the safety and well-being of community members and our staff and volunteers:
The event will have socially distanced chairs or groups of chairs for families/pods. We are limiting the number of chairs provided to allow for proper distancing.
You are welcome to bring your own chair providing that you adhere to the safety guidelines and will not obstruct the view for other guests.
Hand sanitizing stations will be available.
These guidelines may change in accordance with local, state and federal safety regulations. Please continue to check for updates on this page as the event date approaches.
Please respect the direction and guidance of our staff and volunteers. We want to ensure a safe and fun event for everyone!
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Sponsorship deadline is Friday, August 6.
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR ALL 3 DAYS:
5:30 PM Games and activities for families
6:00 PM Performances & martial arts demonstrations
7:30 PM Welcome program
8:00 PM Main feature (timing dependent on sunset for optimal viewing)
FILMS & PERFORMANCES:
FRIDAY - CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
MARTIAL ARTS DEMONSTRATION BY: Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy
LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:
Boston Happy Family Dance Group (Chinese Dance)
Essmaa Litim (Collection of poems from a first-generation immigrant)
DBJ Dance Crew (K-Pop Dance Group)
FEATURE: Kung Fu Stuntmen: Never Say No! (2021) 1h 32m
Presented in Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles
This documentary gathers several best Chinese Kung Fu masters living in the film industry (Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, and more!), giving a full display of Hong Kong Kung Fu people in more than sixty years and showing their derring-do lives. Not Rated.
SATURDAY -
MARTIAL ARTS DEMONSTRATION BY: Bow Sim Mark Tai Chi Arts School & Rick Wong’s Chinese Martial Arts Center
LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:
Jennifer Lin, IJ Chan, Lynn E. Frederiksen (Buk Ch’um; Drum Dance)
Jiayin Li (Performance from Peking Opera Heaven’s Maiden Scatters Flowers)
4XV (Dance Group)
Juk Sing (Cantonese Cover Band)
FEATURE: Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019) 1h 47min
Presented in Cantonese with English and Chinese subtitles
Donnie Yen returns as the renowned Kung Fu master who travels to the U.S., where his student has upset the local martial arts community by opening a Wing Chun school. Rated PG-13 for mild violence.
SUNDAY -
MARTIAL ARTS DEMONSTRATION BY: Kwong Kow Youth Lion Dance Team
LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:
Whisper Dance Crew (K-Pop Dance Group)
Midnight Playlist (Band)
Kate Hui (Dulcimer)
Dream Dance Crew (K-Pop Dance Group)
FEATURE: Ne Zha (2019) 1h 50m
Presented in Mandarin with English subtitles
This vibrant and beautifully animated film tells the story of a boy, destined by prophecy to bring destruction to the world, who must choose between good and evil. Rated TV-14 for mild violence.
