{"id":67414,"date":"2016-10-21T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=67414"},"modified":"2016-10-19T16:50:40","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T20:50:40","slug":"film-and-potluck-your-day-is-my-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=67414","title":{"rendered":"Film and Potluck: Your Day Is My Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, October 21 07pm to 10:30pm
\nEl Salon
\n55 Walker St, New York, NY 10013
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While living in a \u201cshift-bed\u201d apartment in the heart of New York City\u2019s Chinatown, a household of immigrants share their stories of personal and political upheaval.<\/p>\n

Since the early days of New York\u2019s Lower East Side tenement houses, working class people have shared beds, making such spaces a fundamental part of immigrant life. Initially documented in Jacob Riis\u2019 now controversial late 19th Century photography, a \u201cshift-bed\u201d is an actual bed that is shared by people who are neither in the same family nor in a relationship. Simply put, it\u2019s an economic necessity brought on by the challenges of urban existence. Such a bed can become a remarkable catalyst for storytelling as absolute strangers become de facto confidants.<\/p>\n

In this provocative, hybrid documentary, the audience joins a present-day household of immigrants living together in a shift-bed apartment in the heart of Chinatown. Seven characters (ages 58-78) play themselves through autobiographical monologues, verit\u00e9 conversations, and theatrical movement pieces. Retired seamstresses Ellen Ho and Sheut Hing Lee recount growing up in China during the turmoil of the 1950s when their families faced violence and separation under Chairman Mao\u2019s revolutionary, yet authoritarian regime. Yun Xiu Huang, a nightclub owner from Fujian Province, reveals his journey to the United States through the complicated economy of the \u201csnakehead\u201d system, facing an uphill battle as he starts over in a new city.<\/p>\n

With each \u201cperformance\u201d of their present, the characters illuminate both the joys and tragedies of their past. As the bed transforms into a stage, the film reveals the collective history of Chinese immigrants in the United States, a story not often documented. Further, the intimate cinematography and immersive sound design carry us into the dreams and memories of the performers, bringing the audience into a community often considered closed off to non-Chinese speakers. Through it all, \u201cYour Day is My Night\u201d addresses issues of privacy, intimacy, and urban life in relationship to this familiar item of household furniture.<\/p>\n

Free admission. http:\/\/decolonizethisplace.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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