The Goddess

The November Pittsburgh Film and Media Colloquium proudly presents a screening of the Chinese silent film The Goddess (directed by Wu Yonggang, 1934) along with an original score composed by Min Xiao-Fen.  The Goddess starts Ruan Lingyu in one of her final roles.  The film will be introduced by Kun Qian, associate professor of the Chinese literature and film.  The accompanying musical performance will feature multiple Chinese instruments played by Min Xiao-Fen, and Rez Abbasi on guitar.

Min Xiao-Fen is regarded as a “pipa player like no other” by The New York Times and Rez Abbasi was voted #1 “Rising-Star Guitarist” in 2013’s DownBeat Critics Poll.