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Kansas City Chinese Film Festival Enters 2nd Year

You and Me (Wo men lia, 2005). One of the films showing at this year's festival
You and Me (Wo men lia, 2005). One of the films showing at this year's festival

Chinese movie fans unite! Each Saturday this month, the second annual Kansas City Chinese Film Festival will present a new film from China at the Rio Theater in Overland Park. The theme for this year's festival is families, and each film will be followed by a discussion led by a local scholar of Chinese studies.By Alex Smith

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Kansas City, MO – The festival is sponsored in part by the Confucius Institute, at KU's Edwards campus. This week, KC Currents' Alex Smith paid a visit to meet with executive director Sheree Willis and ancient history professor Yung Lu, who talked about the film he's presenting.

For more information about the films, times and dates of showings, check out their website.

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