When her pregnancy publicly shames her family and dashes her hopes of becoming an opera performer, teenage Yun makes a living singing pop songs in a shabby revue in her remote village. After years of being ostracized by the townspeople, she befriends a fiercely protective boy who forces her to confront her troubled past and the limits of their friendship. 2005, China, 35mm, in Mandarin and Sichuan with English subtitles, 93 minutes.
The Wednesday, April 11 screening of Dam Street will be introduced by Jason McGrath, Assistant Professor, Asian Languages and Literature, University of Minnesota