Tuesday, November 14, 6:00 p.m. | Wuhan, China, home to Shengze Zhu (MFA, 2017), is the subject of this poetic city portrait.  Begun before the Covid-19 pandemic but decisively altered by it, the film also documents the wrenching departures of loved ones through a difficult historical moment.  Through it all city life and its rhythms endure, the river and the city's inhabitants continue to flow, both with and against the tide. Zu in person.

Lecture Series: Our fall Lecture Series celebrates 30 years of essential contributions to moving-image culture that alums from the Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation (FVNMA) at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) have produced. The series traces a through-line from late 20th century media practices to current modes of production, giving particular emphasis to the ways independent moving image makers have both changed the conventions of filmmaking and adapted to the digital turn of the 21st century. Lecturer: Daniel Eisenberg. View full series.

Member Series Pass: Attend the series at a discounted rate - exclusively for Film Center members. The pass provides access to all 14 screenings with post-film lectures for a special $98 rate. Purchase your pass today!

The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu