BOONE—The Global Film Series, a cooperative campus effort to provide a blend of cinema from around the world, will present the Chinese film “Journey to the West” directed by Stephen Chow, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in Appalachian State University’s I.G. Greer Auditorium. Admission to the film is free, and the public is welcome.

Based on one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature of the same name, “Journey To The West” is a contemporary remake of the misadventures of a Buddhist monk as he makes a pilgrimage from China to India.

Chow is an award-winning Chinese actor and director, who has directed the well-known films “Shaolin Soccer” and “Kung Fu Hustle.”

Dr. Wendy Xie, associate professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, will provide remarks about the film.

The event is co-sponsored by Belk Library and Information Commons, the Office of International Education and Development and the Chinese Language Club.

About the Global Film Series

The Global Film Series is a cooperative campus effort to provide a blend of cinema from around the world, in various languages, and representing a wide variety of cinematic genres. Films are selected based on input from students, faculty and staff and from both educational and entertaining current releases. In addition, the Global Film Series provides a platform for student groups and faculty to share their international experience, knowledge and extracurricular opportunities through a variety of associated activities.

For more information about the series, visit http://guides.library.appstate.edu/globalfilmseries or contact Beth Cramer at [email protected] or 828-262-4967.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, cost-effective education. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.

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