Maison 116
16 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, QC,
JIA Foundation and Miao Collective are collaborating once again to present three documentaries from three Asian women filmmakers. Dancing Bodies, Meandering Stories showcases, through personal journeys and archival research, a number of great performers within the Chinese diaspora. Please join them on February 15th for their screening of
The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam – directed by Ann Marie Fleming (2003, 78 min)
Filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming travels the globe to piece together the story of her great-grandfather, the cosmopolitan Long Tack Sam – an internationally renowned Chinese acrobat and magician who overcame isolation, poverty, cultural and linguistic barriers, extreme racism and world wars to become one of the most successful acts of his time. This first-person road movie celebrates the spirit of Long Tack Sam’s magic and art in a richly textured and exhilarating testament to his legacy.
The film is in English and will be presented with French subtitles.
Ann Marie Fleming will be joining via zoom for a post-screening Q&A!
Ann Marie Fleming is an independent filmmaker whose award-winning work in animation, live-action drama and documentary, in both short and long formats, often deals with themes of family, history, and memory. Born in Japan of Chinese, Austrian and Australian heritage, she calls Vancouver, B.C. her home.
Can I Get A Witness? (2024), her latest feature, featuring Sandra Oh, Keira Jang and Joel Oulette, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and is on TIFF’s Top 10 list of Canadian Films for 2024. Window Horses (2016), featuring the voices of Sandra Oh, Shoregh Aghdashloo, Elliot Page and Omid Abtahi, received the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature. Both The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam and Window Horses are adapted as graphic novels.
This event is FREE, but donations are appreciated at the door.
Also featuring:
🥠 Asian snacks
📚 Graphic novel version of the film to touch and read!
✍️ Illustrations of the main characters by N. Bryant free to take
🗣️ Virtual Q&A with director Ann Marie Fleming
Reserve your spot at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/projection-de-films-la-vie-magique-de-long-tack-sam-tickets-1222988765319?aff=oddtdtcreator