UCCA is pleased to launch “UCCA Friday Cinema,” a screening series to be held on every Friday throughout October organized in partnership with Beijing Hugoeast Media Co. Ltd. Following the “Scene One” screening series in September, this month’s theme is “The Second Sex,” inspired by Simone De Beauvoir’s eponymous polemic written in 1949. This film screening series focuses on the rights and social status of women, and explores contemporary female living conditions. All ten directors of these films are women, and so are the screenwriters. Among these films, Petersburg. A Selfie is a combination of seven short stories directed by seven female directors. Most members of the film crew for The Levelling were female, whereas We Used to Be Cool is a story centered on a female director. This series provides the audience with a set of unique perspectives in order to delve into the subjectivity of these creative female directors. All films are either in English or subtitled in English.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: http://ucca.org.cn/en/program/hugoeast-screening-the-second-sex/