FREE EVENT; RESERVED TICKETS HAVE BEEN CLAIMED, BUT WALK-UPS WILL BE ADMITTED ON A SPACE-AVAILABLE BASIS. 

Doors 6:30 p.m.; Event 7 p.m.
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This event is free as part of PAM’s Free First Thursday, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

THE EXPERIENCE

Kicking off our A2(4)-Day Fest, we’re thrilled to share a free screening of Lulu Wang’s The Farewell: a warm, funny, and bittersweet family story that explores cultural identity, homecoming, and the lies we tell to protect those we love.

ON SCREEN: The Farewell

2019. Directed by Lulu Wang. Runtime: 100 minutes. Rated PG.

In this funny, uplifting tale based on an actual lie, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai (grandma), has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there’s a lot to celebrate: a chance to rediscover the country she left as a child, her grandmother’s wondrous spirit, and the ties that keep on binding even when so much goes unspoken. With The Farewell, writer/director Lulu Wang has created a heartfelt celebration of both the way we perform family and the way we live it, masterfully interweaving a gently humorous depiction of the good lie in action with a richly moving story of how family can unite and strengthen us, often in spite of ourselves.

A2(4)-Day Fest: In Their Image

4 days of films from women and nonbinary auteur filmmakers

This exciting series spotlights the uncompromising visions of five brilliant women & nonbinary filmmakers. Across four days, we celebrate contemporary auteurs whose wholly original works expand what cinema can be—each shaped by the unmistakable voice of its creator.

A2(4)-Day Fest: In Their Image includes the fantastic films: Lulu Wang’s The Farewell (free event); Celine Song’s Past Lives; Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow; Annie Baker’s Janet Planet; and Halina Reijn’s Babygirl. This series is an invitation to experience cinema built from a singular vision: intimate, fearless, and wholly original.