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2017 San Diego Asian Film Festival

THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE GRASSLAND

草原英雄小姐妹

Directed by Qian Yunda, Tang Cheng

China / 1965

Plays In:
CLASSICS OF CHINESE ANIMATION

UltraStar Mission Valley
Saturday, Nov 11, 2017 4:00PM

Description

Two young sisters in Inner Mongolia will stop at nothing to protect their family’s flock of over 300 sheep, and not even a snow storm can stand in their way. Their steadfast fearlessness is a testament to their tenacity, but also their nationalism, their devotion to family livelihood, and the spirit of martyred hero Lei Feng, the sort of iconic common folk that turns everyday work into model acts of collective service. Based on a true story that also inspired an opera and countless works of pop culture, this medium-length film pulls together an impressive array of visual splendor and ideological songs to produce a revolutionary work of propaganda, girl-power, disaster action, and ethnographic nationalism. –Brian Hu


Plays in

  1. CLASSICS OF CHINESE ANIMATION

    Special Presentations / 59 mins
    To contextualize this year’s shattering new film HAVE A NICE DAY, we present two earlier examples of Chinese 2D animation: PIGSY EATS WATERMELON (1958) and THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE GRASSLAND (1965). Both family-friendly shorts are presented in new digital restorations and are preceded by a short lecture by Chinese animation historian Sean Macdonald.

    In This Program: PIGSY EATS WATERMELON, THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE GRASSLAND


Dates & Times

Plays In:
CLASSICS OF CHINESE ANIMATION

UltraStar Mission Valley
Saturday, Nov 11, 2017 4:00PM