BEIJING FLICKERS Screening Tonight at Webster University

BEIJING FLICKERS screens tonight at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (Webster Hall 470 E Lockwood Ave Webster Groves, MO 63119 ) tonight, Tues, 12/17 at 7:30PM. It’s the final film in the Webster University Film Series Global Lens Series.

The critically acclamied film played to a full house last mont hat the St. Louis International Film Festival.

Sam Moffitt of WAMG said of BEIJING FLICKERS:

“Yao Bao tells us at the beginning that he has not spoken in 127 days, then he proceeds to tell us why. The main reason being, after his girlfriend dumps him for a rich man he got drunk and tried to eat the glass. Somehow everyone in Beijing knows about this. He is also just depressed about life in general and most of his friends appear to be depressed as well. Among others we meet the members of a Chinese rock band, (not bad by the way), a transvestite, a cop on the take and several other denizens of the New China.

This is an excellent film and it shows how much things have changed in mainland China. This film could be set in Hong Kong, or Rome or Seattle, Washington for that matter. There is almost nothing traditionally “Chinese” about Beijing Flickers. But there is much about the human condition. Before its end we come to care very deeply about every one of its characters, even the ones who behave badly. This is a wonderful film, I would recommend it to anyone who loves a good story or who cares about people and their problems.”

Admission is:

$6 for the general public
$5 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$4 for Webster University staff and faculty

Free for Webster students with proper I.D.

The Webster University Film Series site can be found HERE

http://www.webster.edu/film-series/index.html