Films at the Gate (2006-present)
ABOUT
Since 2006, every summer, a vacant lot near Boston’s Chinatown Gate is transformed into a free, outdoor theater, showing Kung-Fu and classic Chinese-language films. Films at the Gate is a collaborative project of Boston Street Lab, film curator Jean Lukitsh, and the Asian Community Development Corporation. The series seeks to:
- improve awareness of Boston’s Chinatown as a site of cultural activity
- restore a tradition of shared, public experience of Chinese-language films in Chinatown,
- provide temporary community use of Chinatown’s underutilized spaces,
- draw foot-traffic to neighborhood restaurants, and make downtown Boston a destination beyond the working hours.
Visit www.filmstthegate.org where we maintain an archive of years past. Or see this year’s film schedule at ACDC.
Over the years that we produced Films at the Gate, we wrote about it on the Street Lab Blog.
A TRADITION OF FILM IN CHINATOWN
- Boston Phoenix “Best 2010“
- Sampan [9/10/2010] “Fifth Annual Films at the Gate maintains Chinatown tradition, builds community”
- Jay’s Movie Blog [9/2/10] “This Week in Tickets: 23 August 2010 to 29 August 2010.”
- Boston Globe [8/22/10] “Open-air fest a kick..” by Taylor Adams
- Natural Resources Defense Council on Films at the Gate
- Pedestrian Friendly [8/27/09] “An urban vacant lot blossoms, if only briefly”
- Boston Globe [8/26/09] “A Weedy Lot Blossoms” by Yvonne Abraham
- Boston Zest “Dinner and a Movie Al Freco Style”
- Huffington Post [9/1/09] “Village Green: Boston’s Asian Community brings Fun, Education, and Affordability to Chinatown.
- Boston Phoenix [8/30/09] “Event Picks”
- Boston.com [8/27/09] “Go To It: Hot Events Around the Hub”
- Bostonist.com [8/27/09] “Thursday Happenings”
- The Tufts Daily [9/4/08]
- Boston Globe [9/3/08] “Everybody is kung fu fighting”
- Boston Phoenix [9/2/08] “Giving voice to Red Heroine”
- Sampan [2007]
- WBUR [9/15/06] (listen)
- Boston Globe [8/20/06] “Kung fu back on the screen”
BLOG POSTS ABOUT FILMS AT THE GATE
Films at the Gate T-shirts, locally produced.
Thursday and Friday afternoons, stop by the lot and watch a live silk screening session. Before the films begin, volunteers will be printing original Films at the Gate T-shirts, which will be for sale to help raise money for this community event. Thanks to Catherine...
Local filmmaker to be featured at Films at the Gate
A special feature of this year’s Films at the Gate is the Boston premiere of two short martial arts films by local filmmaker Nathan A. Quattrini. FIVE MINUTES FLAT, a do-or-die thriller with the hero racing the clock to save his own life, won an award as “Best...
Photos from Thursday Night
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Thursday’s film: A Chinese Ghost Story
A CHINESE GHOST STORY (1987) Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, 8:00 PM Starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Wu Ma. Directed by Ching Siu-tung. Choreography by Ching Siu-tung. Swords and sorcery save the day in this comedy/horror film about a hapless young scholar who loves a...
Films at the Gate starts tonight!
As we enter the home stretch: Download terrific new posters and bookmarks created by Catherine Lim of ACDC and help spread the word. Become a Sponsor—there is still plenty of time to make a difference and see your name up on the screen. Bring your own seating, if...
The Real Drunken Master: Yuen Siu-tin (1912-1980)
On Saturday night, Films at the Gate will feature Jackie Chan’s DRUNKEN MASTER. Check out the full schedule of films here, or read on as Films at the Gate Curator Jean Lukitsh introduces the real drunken master behind Saturday's film: Jackie Chan’s DRUNKEN MASTER...