Join Cinema Politica Concordia for our Winter 2017 season opener: the Montreal premiere of Hooligan Sparrow! This pulse-quickening film follows Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her fellow activists in Hainan Province as they protest the case of six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal.
Admission is by donation basis ($5-10 suggested). The venue is wheelchair accessible.
HOOLIGAN SPARROW Nanfu Wang / China - United States / 2016 / 84 ' / Mandarin - English / S.T. English
The danger is palpable as intrepid young filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues to Hainan Province in southern China to protest the case of six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. Marked as enemies of the state, the activists are under constant government surveillance and face interrogation, harassment, and imprisonment.