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EAT BITTER

Directed By Ningyi Sun, Pascale Appora-Gnekindy

Central African Republic, China, USA, Canada, Kenya, The Netherlands | Documentary | 95 min

This screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

— About EAT BITTER —

In one of the poorest nations on earth, the Central African Republic, native sand diver Thomas Boa and construction manager Jianmin Luan, a Chinese national, accept that struggle and risk are the price of tomorrow’s rest and reward: both are prepared to “Eat Bitter.” The eye-opening documentary raises the age-old question of what we are prepared to sacrifice for a better tomorrow, without a promise that it will ever arrive.

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      • Date and Time

        Saturday, August 10 2024

        12:30 PM to 2:20 PM

      • Venue

        Regal Union Square - Auditorium 15

        850 Broadway
        New York, NY 10003

      Film Details

      1. Sango, Chinese (Mandarin), French

      2. English

      3. 2023

      4. 95 minutes

      5. Documentary

      6. Central African Republic, China, USA, Canada, Kenya, The Netherlands

        7. Ningyi Sun

          Pascale Appora-Gnekindy


        Ningyi Sun, a filmmaker, writer, and actor, has received grants from Sundance, Hot Docs Blue Ice, Ford Foundation, IDFA Bertha Fund, and Chicken & Egg Pictures. Fluent in four languages and having lived on three continents, Ningyi's work explores displacement, mobility, and feminism. Her debut documentary feature, 'Eat Bitter,' which she c-directed, premiered at CPH: DOX in 2023, featured in 50+ film festivals worldwide, and has been aired by BBC. Currently, Ningyi is working on her first fiction film based on a true story about a Chinese immigrant massage worker in Flushing, Queens. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pascale Appora-Gnekindy is a citizen of the Central African Republic (CAR). She owns Kea-Kwis Production, a video production company in Bangui, CAR. From 2017 to 2019, Pascale directed two short films “My Eyes To Hear” and “Two Sisters”, which were screened internationally. Pascale came to film production from the IT world, where she studied computer science and worked for seven years. Her break came when she was selected to participate in 2016 in documentary filmmaking workshops organized by the French Alliance of Bangui and the Ateliers Varan.

        8. Mathieu Faure

        9. Mathieu Faure

          Ningyi Sun

          Pascale Appora-Gnekindy

        10. Jianmin Luan

          Thomas Boa

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