Film Screening: De acá a la China / From here to China

February 22, 2023

6:00PM - 8:30PM

Hagerty Hall 180

Add to Calendar 2023-02-22 18:00:00 2023-02-22 20:30:00 Film Screening: De acá a la China / From here to China Join the Center for Latin American Studies, East Asian Studies Center, and Ohio State University Libraries for a screening of De acá a la China / From here to China (2019), by Argentine director Federico Marcello.The event is free and open to the public and will feature a Q&A with film experts representing Latin America and East Asia, as well as themed snacks! Synopsis: In 1986, Facundo's father had a neighborhood market in Buenos Aires. Although it was small, all the neighbors went to buy their groceries there because it had it all. However, in the early 1990s, with the arrival of Chinese supermarkets, the store was unable to compete and had to close. Thirty years later, Facundo travels to the other side of the world with the only purpose of taking revenge by opening the first Argentine Supermarket in China.Languages: Spanish, Mandarin, and English, with English subtitlesTrailer and poster: About the Film Experts Laura PodalskyProfessor of Latin American Studies - Department of Spanish and Portuguese Areas of ExpertiseLatin American youth culturesLatin American urban culturesLatin American film and visual cultures Julia KeblinskaPostdoctoral Scholar, EASC, CSEEES, Center for Historical Research Areas of ExpertiseModern Chinese Visual CultureNew and Old Media in the Post-Mao "New Era" Henrique Yagui TakahashiGraduate Teaching Associate - Department of Spanish and Portuguese Areas of ExpertiseRace and Ethnic StudiesAfro-Latin American and Asian Diaspora Literatures and CulturesUrban Studies Vitor Valverde DiasGraduate Teaching Associate - Department of Spanish and Portuguese Areas of ExpertiseFilm StudiesAffect StudiesPopular Culture SponsorsThis event is co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies, East Asian Studies Center (EASC), and Ohio State University Libraries. EASC's support is made possible through Title VI National Resource Center funding from the US Department of Education. Hagerty Hall 180 OSU ASC Drupal 8 ascwebservices@osu.edu America/New_York public

2023-02-22 18:00:00 2023-02-22 20:30:00 Film Screening: De acá a la China / From here to China Join the Center for Latin American Studies, East Asian Studies Center, and Ohio State University Libraries for a screening of De acá a la China / From here to China (2019), by Argentine director Federico Marcello.The event is free and open to the public and will feature a Q&A with film experts representing Latin America and East Asia, as well as themed snacks! Synopsis: In 1986, Facundo's father had a neighborhood market in Buenos Aires. Although it was small, all the neighbors went to buy their groceries there because it had it all. However, in the early 1990s, with the arrival of Chinese supermarkets, the store was unable to compete and had to close. Thirty years later, Facundo travels to the other side of the world with the only purpose of taking revenge by opening the first Argentine Supermarket in China.Languages: Spanish, Mandarin, and English, with English subtitlesTrailer and poster:    About the Film Experts Laura PodalskyProfessor of Latin American Studies - Department of Spanish and Portuguese Areas of ExpertiseLatin American youth culturesLatin American urban culturesLatin American film and visual cultures  Julia KeblinskaPostdoctoral Scholar, EASC, CSEEES, Center for Historical Research Areas of ExpertiseModern Chinese Visual CultureNew and Old Media in the Post-Mao "New Era"   Henrique Yagui TakahashiGraduate Teaching Associate - Department of Spanish and Portuguese Areas of ExpertiseRace and Ethnic StudiesAfro-Latin American and Asian Diaspora Literatures and CulturesUrban Studies  Vitor Valverde DiasGraduate Teaching Associate - Department of Spanish and Portuguese Areas of ExpertiseFilm StudiesAffect StudiesPopular Culture SponsorsThis event is co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies, East Asian Studies Center (EASC), and Ohio State University Libraries. EASC's support is made possible through Title VI National Resource Center funding from the US Department of Education.  Hagerty Hall 180 America/New_York public

Join the Center for Latin American Studies, East Asian Studies Center, and Ohio State University Libraries for a screening of De acá a la China / From here to China (2019), by Argentine director Federico Marcello.

The event is free and open to the public and will feature a Q&A with film experts representing Latin America and East Asia, as well as themed snacks!

Synopsis: In 1986, Facundo's father had a neighborhood market in Buenos Aires. Although it was small, all the neighbors went to buy their groceries there because it had it all. However, in the early 1990s, with the arrival of Chinese supermarkets, the store was unable to compete and had to close. Thirty years later, Facundo travels to the other side of the world with the only purpose of taking revenge by opening the first Argentine Supermarket in China.

Languages: Spanish, Mandarin, and English, with English subtitles

Trailer and poster: