Women Hold Up Half the Sky

Women Hold Up Half the Sky “薄荷紫云行巡展计划” is a touring programme of Chinese cinema coming to Scotland this Autumn. The programme is presented by MINT Chinese Film Festival (MINT CFF) x Aya Films and is a mix of contemporary, classic and short Chinese films made by and about women. 

The touring programme will run from 8 September – 26 October across Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Inverness, Aberfeldy, St Andrews and consists of 7 feature films, 2 short film programmes, live music accompaniments, discussions, introductions and more! 

Find updates on the tour at unicornscreening.com, ayafilms.org and their socials:

EN: Instagram: @mintchinesefilmfestival @weareayafilms

CN: Xiaohongshu小红书 @薄荷紫华语电影节

Mint Chinese Film Festival (MINT CFF) is an award-winning social enterprise and festival founded by Chinese film curator Yixiang Shirley Lin and Keswick Alhambra Cinema’s co-owner Dr Carol Rennie. They are the first women-organised Chinese film festival in the UK focussed on cross-cultural communication and the representation of women. For further information on MINT CFF’s previous editions, please visit their official website.

https://www.unicornscreening.com/

Aya films is a UK distribution and media education company founded in 2011, which champions stories and projects that allow audiences to reimagine through cinema.  https://www.ayafilms.org/