November 10, 2012
6:00pm – 8:00pm
725 Park Avenue (at East 70 Street), New York, NY
$7 members; $9 students/seniors; $11 nonmembers
Dir. Angie Chen. 2012. Hong Kong. 90 min. HDCAM.
In English and Mandarin with English subtitles.
Co-presented with International Writing Program.
Hualing Nieh, acclaimed Chinese novelist and essayist, founded the prestigious International Writing Program (IWP) with her late husband Paul Engle. Since 1967, over 1400 writers from more than 140 countries have taken part in its residency program at the University of Iowa. The program has nurtured generations of international writers. Past participants include Nobel Literature Prize winners Orhan Pamuk (My Name is Red, Snow) and Mo Yan (Red Sorghum), Yu Hua (To Live, Brothers), and Lin Hwai-min (author and artistic director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre). This documentary follows Nieh’s remarkable life traversing cultures, languages, and continents as a perpetual “outsider.” Born in Wuhan, China, Nieh moved to Taiwan in 1949 as the Communists won the civil war. But in Taiwan, she was persecuted for her liberal thoughts. Eventually settled in Iowa, Nieh created a vibrant world surrounded by international writers.
Q&A with Hualing Nieh (via Skype), film director Angie Chen and IWP Director Christopher Merrill (in-person). Followed by reception.
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