Screening of “Willy Loman Comes to China”

Screening of “Willy Loman Comes to China”

The Arthur Miller Writing Studio, Inc. together with the Roxbury Public Library, will screen the short documentary, “Willy Loman Comes to China” at the Minor Memorial Library in Roxbury, CT. The award-winning film was made for the CBS News series “Our Times with Bill Moyers,” when producer, writer, and director Harry Moses and Moyers accompanied Arthur Miller to Beijing in 1983 as he directed the first Chinese production of Death of A Salesman. Following the screening, Moses will share a story about his time with Arthur in China and the challenges encountered in filming the production.

Friday, June 6th, 2025 | 05:00 PM ET
Minor Memorial Library
23 South Street, Roxbury, Connecticut 06783
Q&A to be held after the screening. Refreshments will be served. Reservations are requested as space is limited.

“Willy Loman Comes to China” won the 1983 Directors Guild Award for Best Documentary.

This screening is the first in a planned series of short documentaries about creative people in Litchfield County. The County has drawn a remarkable number of artists, writers, and other creative people throughout it's long history and that legacy will be celebrated with these short films. Upcoming programs will be hosted approximately monthly on Fridays, with opportunities for a social gathering that starts the weekend.

Harry Moses Bio

Harry Moses produced about 100 stories for 60 Minutes and other CBS News programs and went on to make documentaries on everything from the assassination of JFK to the criminal justice system in Louisiana.

Moses’s longtime interest in the creative process resulted in films on writers James Baldwin, Woody Allen, Neil Simon and Arthur Miller. Willy Loman comes to China, a documentary on Miller’s trip to Beijing, where he was invited to direct the first Chinese production of Death of a Salesman, won the Directors Guild of America award for Best Documentary of the year.

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