INSIDE THE RED BRICK WALL will be introduced by Dr. Madeline Hsu, professor of history at UT Austin,  and former director of the Center for Asian American Studies. The screening will be followed by a virtual voice-only Q&A with Hong Kong filmmakers, the anonymous collective behind both of the films. Q&A will be moderated by filmmaker PJ Raval (CALL HER GANDA).

“[Sets] a new standard for immediacy and intensity in current affairs reportage” -Jonathan Romney, Screen Daily

An urgent, visceral experience of the Hong Kong conflict, INSIDE THE RED BRICK WALL was filmed by an anonymous group of demonstrators who documented the two-week occupation of Hong Kong Polytechnic University in November, 2019 and the terrifying stand-off between demonstrators and the police. The film is an insider’s view of one of the most historic pro-democratic movements of our time. Following the screening of the feature-length INSIDE THE RED BRICK WALL, we will screen the filmmakers’ featurette, TAKING BACK THE LEGISLATURE, which documents the July 1st 2019 storming of the Hong Kong Legislative Council Complex, which took place four months prior to the siege at the University.

DOC DAYS FESTIVAL PASSES

IMPORTANT NOTE: Tickets for our opening night show of THE VELVET UNDERGROUND on October 14 are SOLD OUT. Any series passes purchased on or after October 11 will include a ticket to the Wednesday, October 20 encore screening of THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, which will feature the pre-recorded Q&A with Todd Haynes and Richard Linklater.

Purchase an AFS Doc Days pass for tickets to all eight Doc Days screenings, taking place Thursday, October 14 – Sunday, October 17th, and receive 15% off the full ticket purchase price.

AFS Members receive additional discounts on passes and individual tickets. The Doc Days pass includes 1 ticket to each premiere Doc Days film screening.

Note that the pass cannot be used towards the purchase of tickets to encore screenings of the Doc Days programs.