CFF24 - Welcome to Babel

Q&A SCREENING In Mandarin and English language with English subtitles. Includes Q&A with Artist Jiawei Shen, Director James Bradley and Producer Graeme Isaacs. A fascinating and absorbing portrait of Chinese-Australian artist Shen Jiawei, WELCOME TO BABEL follows Jiawei's quest to create 'Tower of Babel,' a monumental mural depicting his homeland's tumultuous recent history. Intertwined with political context and the inter-country relationship between China and Australia, this illuminating documentary follows one obsessive, determined man's mission to craft an epic work that will take years to complete and ultimately stand over three storeys high. Uncover Jiawei's incredible journey from growing up in Mao’s China and surviving the Cultural Revolution before emigrating to Australia where he now stands as one of the most important figures in the art world.CFF24 - Welcome to Babel showing at: November 2, 3:30 pm

Location: Dendy CanberraLevel 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra, ACT, 260015

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Jiawei Shen

Lan Wang

James Bradley

Andrew Myer

Carl-Ludwig Rettinger

Graeme Isaac

James Bradley

CFF24 - Welcome to Babel"