WBAI-FM Upcoming Program
Arts Express

Tue, Nov 10, 2020 4:00 AM

WUHAN WUHAN: DIRECTOR YUNG CHANG PHONES IN

*Wuhan Wuhan: A Conversation With Director Yung Chang
*Jack Shalom Talks Letter Writing, A Lost Art

** "I felt like what I wanted to show about Wuhan - to strip away the salacious headlines, the misrepresentation of what the Chinese were going through."

Wuhan Wuhan: A Conversation With Yung Chang. And the Canadian director's remarkable journey capturing a cross-cultural collaboration with Chinese filmmakers in Wuhan shooting footage in Hazmat suits - as the pandemic was raging there.

And what most spoke to him, 'everyday people there figuring out how to survive, figuring out how to help each other." Along with the racism that has targeted Chang and his family, as a result of the pandemic.

"Does anyone need help for anxiety, or just being sad. You don't have to ask me. Everyone here needs therapy - including me..."

** "You'd better start buying up all the history books you can now - because this is about to head into V For Vendetta territory."

Arts News: In the culture wars episode this week, the UK plans to outlaw socialism history in British schools. Political analyst Jason Unruhe breaks down the issues at stake.

** "A letter is not just the object itself and its container - but also the whole rhythm and trust of back and forth, the framing of communication in bursts of captured time, even as time passes..."

Writers Corner: Letter By Letter. Jack Shalom delves into the lost art of letter writing.

 

 


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