2009 Sunset Cinema Series – Summer Palace (China)

Summer Palace (China, 2006)
Running Time: 140 Minutes

Beijing students and lovers Yu Hong (Lei Hao) and Zhou Wei (Xiaodong Guo) are torn apart during student pro-democracy demonstrations, and Zhou flees to the country. Years later, haunted by the memory of Yu, Zhou returns to China to find his true love. But has their love survived the intervening years of political and personal turmoil? Directed by Ye Lou, this atmospheric drama also features Xueyun Bai, Lin Cui and Long Duan.


Workshop Instructor: Vinit Parmar
Workshop Coordinator: Antony Wong
Technical Assistance: William Tam, Zhu-Hui Wu

Author Bio

Vinit Parmar is fluent in English, Hindi, Gujarati, and French. Educated in medicine, law, film and theater, he began practicing law in New York City and has worked in the areas of corporate, banking, commercial real estate, insurance, landlord tenant, family, immigration, criminal, and entertainment, including copyright and contracts. In film, he works as a sound mixer and editor for a variety of genres in both documentary and fiction films, many of which have received regional and national awards and accreditation, and other awards or nominations at festivals such as Sundance, Slamdance, United States Super8 Film + Digital Video Festival, and the Fringe Festival. Vinit enjoys teaching full time as an Assistant Professor at Brooklyn College’s Film Department, and he writes, produces, directs, shoots, and edits short films and documentaries.