On November 22, the second CIE Movie Night was successfully held at Concordia University campus under the support of Concordia University and Alberta Chinese Outdoor Adventure Club. About 260 people attended the event.
Dr. Manfred Zeuch, the vice-president of International & Research of Concordia University, and Dr. Wei Li, the director of the CIE, delivered greetings to the audience.
The highlight of the movie night was the presentation by Dr. Mianmian Xie on Chinese Films that focused on the development of Chinese movies in recent Chinese history including the people who made the most contributions to Chinese films. Among them was her father, Xie Tian, a famous director in Chinese movie history. At the end of the presentation, Mr. Tony Li, the president of Alberta Chinese Outdoor Adventure Club expressed the thanks to Dr. Xie for sharing her stories and presentation on Chinese films.
After the presentation, the movie ‘Love for Life’ was played. The audience shared the emotions of the characters in the movie, and were so moved by the story about their fighting for life, love and the right to live with dignity.