# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bluff City Chinese | South Arts: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 21 Mar, 2027 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 21 Mar, 2027 at 04:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for a screening of "Bluff City Chinese" followed by a conversation with the filmmaker, Thandi Cai.

Two Chinese-American storytellers uncover the untold history of Chinese immigrants in Memphis, Tennessee, across a 150-year tapestry of identity and resilience.

About the Filmmaker:
Thandi Cai (they/them) Director and Creator of Bluff City Chinese identifies as a storyteller of the Asian Diaspora. Cai grew up in Memphis where they learned how storytelling could be used to empower themselves and others across racial, political, gender, ethnic and economic lines. Cai uses visual arts, film-making, and graphic design to begin conversations around critical dialogue. Their goal as an artist is to arouse imagination, pleasure, and improvisation to ideate new paths forward. After earning a BS in Architectural Design, they served for two years as an education volunteer for Peace Corps Lesotho until 2018. From there they were a teaching-artist, exploring the intersection of nonprofit work, art, and community organizing. In 2022, they earned an MFA in Visual Communication Design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts, a regional arts organization, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/asheville/bluff-city-chinese-south-arts-southern-circuit-tour-of-independent-filmmakers/200030781326132
- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, photography, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Asheville
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United States, North Carolina 28801
- **lat**: 35.59476
- **long**: -82.55117
- **full address**: 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United States, North Carolina 28801

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Bluff City Chinese | South Arts: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers  being held?
  - **A:** Bluff City Chinese | South Arts: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers  takes place on Sun, 21 Mar, 2027 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 21 Mar, 2027 at 04:30 pm at 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United States, North Carolina 28801.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Bluff City Chinese | South Arts: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers ?
  - **A:** Bluff City Chinese | South Arts: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers  is organized by Asheville Art Museum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Bluff City Chinese | South Arts: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers  is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Asheville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Bluff City Chinese | South Arts: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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