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POP UP CINEMA BRIGHTON

White Wall Cinema presents

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THURSDAY APRIL 24TH

DIDI

DIRECTOR: Sean Wang​

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STARRING: ​Izaac Wang and Joan Chen.

The trick of Sean Wang's brilliant debut film Didi is that it is both a coming of age movie for anyone who's ever been a teenager as well as being a deeply accurate portrait of what it was like for the first generation that grew up online. In what feels like a spiritual sequel to Jonah Hill's 'Mid90s' and a prequel to Bo Burnham's 'Eighth Grade', 2008 is depicted with heartfelt and deadly accuracy as young Didi grows up in a world of Facebook & MySpace whilst still facing the timeless agonies of being a teenager.

 

Sublimely written and performed, Didi boasts a brilliant lead in the shape of its young lead Izaac Wang, who must learn to navigate the tricky teenage questions of understanding your cultural identity, how to flirt with girls, how to skateboard, and how to get along with your mother, (played here beautifully by the marvellous Joan Chen of Twin Peaks fame).

 

Living with his sister, mother and (the director's own real-life) grandmother, Didi's life reflects both a highly personal statement from director Sean Wang, but also an extraordinarily moving and universal portrait of the joy and chaos of being 13 whilst trying to be cool. Tender, funny, and painful Wang's film is a triumphant and definitive portrait of a very recent bygone era that gives us a wonderfully salient insight into the past, the present and the future of teenage life.

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DOORS: 7.20pm*

START TIME: 8pm*

RUN TIME: 91 mins

CERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

LOCATION: Wagner Hall (Regency Road, Brighton)

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*Please note - doors open at 7.20pm in advance of screening time in order to give patrons time to enjoy our bar and beer garden, take a look at our archive movie store, and allow gradual entry to your seats in a safe and easy way. Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 8pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue's licence. For more information about screenings and the venue please visit our Venue & Screenings Info page.

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