Film Screening of China Remix co-directed by RSEA alum Melissa Lefkowitz '12

Date: 

Thursday, September 10, 2015, 5:00pm

Location: 

S020, Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St.

Followed by a discussion with the film’s directors:

Dorian Carli-Jones, New York-based independent filmmaker; BFA in Film & Television Production, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts

Melissa Lefkowitz, Anthropology PhD student, New York University; AM in Regional Studies East Asia,  Harvard University

Sponsored by the Harvard University Center for African Studies, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, East Asian Legal Studies at Harvard Law School, and the Harvard University Asia Center

“The city of Guangzhou is home to China's largest community of African immigrants. Despite facing prejudice and the risk of deportation, three African hip-hop artists strive to change perceptions and achieve a better life in their new land of opportunity.”