More Than One Child (Screening & Discussion)

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Weds, April 15, 2026 | 6pm to 8pm

Calandra Institute
25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor
between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan

RSVP: https://26-04-15parmar.eventbrite.com

Join us for a powerful evening of film and conversation on the human consequences of China’s One-Child Policy, as we screen More Than One Child, a new documentary directed by Vinit Parmar. The 62-minute film follows the lives of three siblings who were separated at birth under China’s former family-planning regime, tracing their journeys from rural villages to urban migrant neighborhoods as they rediscover one another and confront the legacy of state control over family life. Through intimate interviews, rare archival footage, and a compassionate lens, the film explores themes of displacement, identity, and the enduring emotional impact of policy decisions that once dictated the most personal aspects of citizens’ lives.

Following the screening, Prof. Ke Li (John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY) will lead a discussion inviting the audience to reflect on how the One-Child Policy continues to shape social memory, migration patterns, and gender dynamics in contemporary China.

More information about the documentary is available at https://parmar.blog.brooklyn.edu/intro/more-than-one-child/.

Author Bio

Vinit Parmar is a documentary filmmaker who has fought for the underdog to tell stories all over the world, such as impoverished Indian villagers finding renewable solutions to save their island Quest for Energy (2012), or children of war seeking refuge in Berlin (We Stay Here, 2021), investigating why the holiest river in India is the most polluted, and (Mosaik, 2026) finding home with a pseudo-mother at their German shelter. He left a career as a lawyer in New York State to teach filmmaking, and currently an Associate Professor at Brooklyn College/CUNY. He recently finished his first film Down The Line (2024) made in America with Steve Kim, his best friend in high school.


Ke Li is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY. Prof. Li's research examines the intersection of law and society in contemporary China. In 2022, she published the book, Marriage Unbound: State Law, Power, and Inequality. Since its publication, she has expanded into new areas of inquiry, investigating how Chinese courts integrate external expert knowledge and exploring how NGOs help citizens combat discrimination in workplaces, schools, and other public domains.