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Doors open at 5:30 PM.
Learn more about Hong Kong cinema with UBC Asian Studies professor Dr. Helena Wu and guest curator Rebecca Wang. After watching this martial arts thriller set in Ming dynasty China, join us for a conversation on the cultural context of jianghu–where knights-errant roam–and how the martial arts fiction genre is referenced in the current exhibition.
Film will be screened in Cantonese with English subtitles.
電影放映與討論：《笑傲江湖》（1990）
7月31日（星期四），6:00 – 9:00 pm
列治文文化中心，一樓表演廳
與 UBC 香港研究教授胡婉慧博士和客座策展人王晨釔一起通過這部以明朝為背景的經典武俠片了解香港武俠電影的文化背景。觀影結束後，歡迎加入我們的對話，探討江湖這一概念的文化涵意，以及武俠小說這一文學形式在本次展覽中的體現。影片以粵語放映，附有英文字幕。
更多資訊/註冊：https://www.richmondartgallery.org/hkscreening
About the Film:
A kung-fu manual known as the sacred scroll is stolen from the Emperor’s library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.
Running time: 1 hour 58 minutes
Directors: Raymond Lee, Siu-Tung Ching, Hark Tsui, King Hu
Featuring: Samuel Hui, Cecilia Yip, Jacky Cheung
Rated PG-14. Contains scenes of violence.
About the Presenters:
Dr. Helena Wu is Canada Research Chair in Hong Kong Studies and Assistant Professor at the Department of Asian Studies of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. She is the Convenor of the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative, and the Co-curator and Co-organizer of the Asian Independent Cinema Showcase (with filmmaker and film educator Jimmy Lo). With a transdisciplinary specialization in comparative literature, cultural studies, film studies, and sinology, Dr. Wu has is keen on developing interdisciplinary approaches to a wide range of cultural topics, including, but not limited to, cultural icons, creative industry, spectatorship, postcolonialism, and human-non-human relations. Dr. Wu has written on the topics of Hong Kong and Asian cinemas, Sinophone literature, and media and spectator cultures for numerous peer-reviewed academic journals and book volumes. Her work on the martial arts genre and the concept of jianghu (rivers and lakes) has been published in Chinese Martial Arts and Media Culture and HKU Journal of Chinese Studies, among others. She is currently working on her second monograph which explores the representation and transformation of jianghu (rivers and lakes) in cinema, literature, and other art forms.
Profile: https://asia.ubc.ca/profile/helena-wu/
Rebecca Wang 王晨釔 is a curator and artist working between her hometown of Hangzhou, China, and the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations, also known as Vancouver, Canada. Her curatorial interests span mythology, folklore, the everyday, and diasporic experiences. Her multidisciplinary practice navigates personal confusions in life, often stemming from the absurdity engrained in capitalist consumer culture. Rebecca curated Conditional Belonging (2021) at Access Gallery and produced the accompanying podcast Our Work Is These Conversations. As the Curatorial Assistant at Richmond Art Gallery, she has been curating exhibitions at Richmond City Hall Galleria and The Annex Gallery since 2022. In 2025, she presented her solo exhibition Blooming While Withering at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. Rebecca holds a BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and a BBA from Simon Fraser University. She is currently pursuing an MA in Critical and Curatorial Studies at University of British Columbia, and serves as the Board Treasurer at Access Gallery.
Presented in partnership with Cinevolution Media Arts Society
Screening event supported by the City of Richmond Celebration Grant.
