NEW WAVE screening @ University of Maryland

(feature documentary) Sunday, September 21st @ University of Maryland @ — located on the first floor of Tawes Hall at the University of Maryland, College Park.

EVENT DETAILS:

DATE/TIME: Sunday, September 21st @ 1PM

LOCATION: Tawes Hall | Ulrich Recital Hall

ADDRESS: 7751 Alumni Dr, College Park, MD 20742

PARKING: Free parking available in LOT JJ3 behind Tawes Hall; Navigate to Tawes Hall UMD and look for signs “1b”. Please read all signs carefully.

SEATING: Seating is first come, first served.

RSVP REQUIRED:

• FREE for UMD students, faculty, staff—RSVP required and University ID @ door. Please contact Janelle Wong [email protected] for details.
• $25 for Non-UMD community—Eventbrite RSVP required.
• DISABILITY accommodations, please contact Barbara Lewis at [email protected]

SCHEDULE:

• 1:00 PM - Doors + Refreshments + Books + Costumes
• 2:00 PM - Welcome + New Wave
• 4:00 PM - End

THANK YOU: University of Maryland, AAST, AASU, VSA, MICA, APIDA, APAAN, Vu Nguyen, Janelle Wong, Kai Kai Mascarenas, Tuan Nguyen (in memory of Thong Nguyen, a UMCP alum), and our presenting sponsor B-Line Express Inc. for making this event possible.

ABOUT THE FILM:

, directed by Elizabeth Ai, premiered at Tribeca 2024, where it won the Albert Maysles Special Jury Award for Best New Documentary Director. Since then, the film has screened at over 30 festivals, earning additional accolades including Audience Award, Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature, and excellence in cross-cultural filmmaking. Press coverage includes: The New York Times, Vogue, IndieWire, Hyperallergic, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle.

Film Trailer:

Book:

Instagram: @newwavedocumentary

FILM LOGLINE:

Mile-high hair. Synthesized music. Underground parties. Elizabeth Ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of rebellious punks in the chaotic world of 80s Vietnamese new wave until she rediscovered a hidden past.

FILM PRESS:

"My favorite Tribeca music documentary was a homespun affair: Elizabeth Ai’s New Wave, a soft scream of a film about ’80s Vietnamese diaspora culture and style." - Natalia Winkelman, New York Times

"Revealing a subculture little known to outsiders, the film soars in its glimpses of the past, most notably the archival performances and photo montages; the period’s outrageous hair must be seen to be believed." - Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue

"A documentary love letter to her community and how its consumption of pop culture shaped defiant attitudes that still resonate today." - Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire

Host or Publisher NEW WAVE x AZN AMERICANA x Wende Museum