BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8753@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240518T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240518T160000 DTSTAMP:20240427T060244Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/pagoda-arts-british-east-and-sou theast-asian-stories-on-screen-then-now-and-tomorrow/ SUMMARY:Pagoda Arts Centre: Pagoda Arts: British East and Southeast Asian S tories on Screen: Then\, Now and Tomorrow DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nBRITISH EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN STORIES ON SCREEN: THEN\ , NOW AND TOMORROW\n\n\nAhead of the Cinema in the City screening of Ping Pong\, join us for a panel discussion covering British East and South Ea st Asian stories on screen.\n\n\nPagoda Arts\nHenry Street\nLiverpool\nL1 5BU\nView on Google Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBOOKING REQUIRED — FREE\n\n\n\nSat \, 18 May\n\n\n 16:00 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRosa Fong\, Senior Lectu rer in Film at Liverpool John Moores University\, leads a panel discussion featuring East and Southeast Asian artists and creatives\, including acto r and playwright David Yip\, to explore British East and Southeast Asian s tories in cinema.\nThis free event precedes a Cinema in the City screenin g of Leong Po Chih’s 1986 mystery-comedy Ping Pong (1986) at Pagoda Ar ts on Henry Street. Over four nights\, we'll be showcasing iconic Chinese and Vietnamese films\, ranging from dramas and documentaries to the re-rel ease of a vintage classic. A selection of the screenings will be accompani ed by live musical performances\, Q&\;A sessions\, and panel discussion s.\nThis talk features David Yip\, a lead actor in Ping Pong\, alongside other creatives. We're excited to be working on this panel event in collab oration with Moongate Mix North\, a UK-based production company committed to raising the profile of East Asian talent in theatre and on screen\, whi lst actively challenging stereotypes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES\n\n ROSA FONG\n\nRosa Fong is an award-winning filmmaker\, academic and activi st whose primary area of interest is British East Asian representation. He r immersive exhibition Dragons of the Pool (2018)\, on the forced repatr iation of Liverpool Chinese sailors in 1946\, helped bring this historical injustice to international attention. She is developing her research on t he repatriations into a feature length film. Rosa is also a Senior Lecture r in Film at Liverpool John Moores University\, Screen School. She is pass ionate about decolonising teaching and learning\, which she champions in h er role as the Equality and Diversity lead. She is also a founding member of BEATS\, a leading advocacy organisation for British East and Southeast Asian (BESEA) creatives seeking to humanise the representation of BESEA in arts and culture. She is a staunch advocate for supporting and enabling u nderrepresented voices in the film and television industry.\n\nDAVID YIP\n \nDavid Yip is a British actor and playwright. He gained prominence throug h his role in the BBC series The Chinese Detective (1981–1982) as the first East Asian lead on British television. His films include A View to a Kill (1985)\, Ping Pong (1986)\, and Break (2020). Yip wrote and st arred in the play Gold Mountain. On television\, he appeared in the Chann el 4 soap opera Brookside (1989–1990)\, the CBBC series Spirit Warrio rs (2010)\, and the Sky Atlantic thriller Fortitude (2017–2018). He i s also known for his voice work. Yip has given talks and presented documen taries on the Chinese community in his hometown of Liverpool. In 2022\, he was awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Essex and Edge Hill University.\n\nEMILY BESWICK\n\nEmily Beswick is an AHRC-funded collaborat ive PhD student at the University of Liverpool and Tate Liverpool. Her res earch investigates forms of looking and engagement with photographs of the Chinese community in Liverpool\, through newspaper\, documentary and fami ly photograph archives\, and using autobiographical\, creative and partici patory approaches. Emily is an organiser with the Liverpool East and South East Asian Network and trustee of Kakilang\, a UK charity which platforms East and South East Asian artists.\n\nNADIA ANIM\n\nNadia Anim is a Perfo rmer and Theatre Maker based in Liverpool. Nadia was a member of the Young Everyman Playhouse (YEP) which led to being a member of the Liverpool Eve ryman Repertory Company in 2018. Nadia has a keen interest in diversity\, intersectionality and its representation on stage. Her passion is within p eople and human dynamics\, especially women friendships and the role they occupy in society bleeding into their self-identity and self-cultivated sp aces. As a Theatre Maker she prioritises local projects\, working with com munities and regional theatres which include The Liverpool Everyman &\; Playhouse\, The Unity and Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre.\n\nSUFEA MOH AMAD NOOR\n\nSufea Mohamed Noor is an artist-curator interested in social history and materiality. Her practice uses words\, textiles and food to te ll untold stories\, explore personal memories and bring people together. S he was the recipient of Liverpool Biennial x Sevenstore bursary in 2023 an d Liverpool Independents Biennial residency in 2021. Previous commissions include FACT\, Bluecoat\, and Culture Liverpool. Mohamad Noor graduated fr om University of Leeds with a masters degree in Art Gallery and Museum Stu dies. She is the founder of Liverpool East and South East Asian Network an d is a studio member at The Royal Standard.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2024/04/Ping-Pong-David-Yip.jpeg CATEGORIES:Film,Talks LOCATION:Pagoda Arts Centre\, Henry Street\, Liverpool\, L1 5BU\, Liverpool \, United Kingdom GEO:53.400785;-2.980043 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Henry Street\, Liverpool\, L1 5BU\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Pagoda Arts Centre:geo:53.400785,-2.980043 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR