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MOCAFILMS: 9-Man

On the eve of the 71st Annual North American Chinese Invitational 9-Man Volleyball Tournament in New York City, join MOCA for a screening of 9-Man, an independent feature documentary about an isolated and exceptionally athletic Chinese American sport that’s much more than a pastime.

Since the 1930s, young men have played this gritty, streetball game competitively in the alleys and parking lots of Chinatown. Today, some 80 years later, nine-man is a lasting connection to Chinatown for a community of men who know a different, more integrated America, and it’s a game that has grown exponentially in athleticism. Nine-man punctuates each summer with a vibrant, aggressive, exhausting bragging rights tournament that unites thousands of Chinese Americans and maintains traditional rules and customs.

Followed by Q&A with filmmaker Ursula Liang.

Admission FREE and open to the public; RSVP required. RSVP HERE.

 











When: Thu., Sep. 3, 2015 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Museum of Chinese in America
215 Centre St.
212-619-4785
Price: Free
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On the eve of the 71st Annual North American Chinese Invitational 9-Man Volleyball Tournament in New York City, join MOCA for a screening of 9-Man, an independent feature documentary about an isolated and exceptionally athletic Chinese American sport that’s much more than a pastime.

Since the 1930s, young men have played this gritty, streetball game competitively in the alleys and parking lots of Chinatown. Today, some 80 years later, nine-man is a lasting connection to Chinatown for a community of men who know a different, more integrated America, and it’s a game that has grown exponentially in athleticism. Nine-man punctuates each summer with a vibrant, aggressive, exhausting bragging rights tournament that unites thousands of Chinese Americans and maintains traditional rules and customs.

Followed by Q&A with filmmaker Ursula Liang.

Admission FREE and open to the public; RSVP required. RSVP HERE.

 

Buy tickets/get more info now