BFF presents: Chinatown Cha-Cha - MINT CFF Screening + Introduction

Name: BFF presents: Chinatown Cha-Cha - MINT CFF Screening + Introduction
Released: 2025-11-20
Duration: 1 h 25 min

Step backstage into the stories, spirit and sparkle of San Francisco's legendary showgirls in this joyful documentary. Follow 92-year-old former nightclub dancer Coby Yee as she decides to get back on stage alongside senior dance troupe, the Grant Avenue Follies. Together they go on tour for the last time, connecting once isolated Chinese communities across the US, Cuba and China. Winning Best Feature and Audience Choice Award at the 2025 MINT Chinese Film Festival, Chinatown Cha-Cha explores the rich history of San Francisco’s Chinese-American entertainment scene, and delves into the lives of these vibrant performers, both on and off the stage. A joyful celebration of resilience, history and artistry, Chinatown Cha-Cha is a charming documentary, which proves that age is no boundary to passion. This screening includes an exclusive introduction from the co-founder of MINT CFF, Carol Rennie. Part of the 2025 MINT on Tour programme. Please note: this film is partially subtitled About Blackpool Film Festival Blackpool Film Festival is a project of local community arts organisation, Aunty Social. Since 2014, this independent, town-wide festival has delivered a range of film experiences and artist-led events to venues across the local area. Blackpool Film Festival is a volunteer-led organisation, which works to provide a platform for cinema programmed and co-produced with the artists and creative communities of the Fylde Coast. About MINT Chinese Film Festival Mint Chinese Film Festival (MINT CFF) is an award-winning social enterprise and festival founded by Chinese film curator Yixiang Shirley Lin and Keswick Alhambra Cinema’s co-owner Dr Carol Rennie. They are the first women-organised Chinese film festival in the UK focussed on cross-cultural communication and the representation of women supporting Chinese creators, women/non-binary filmmakers and artists, as well as those from other underrepresented groups. Based in the beautiful Lake District, the annual MINT Chinese Film Festival celebrates the diversity and creativity of Chinese cinema.PT1H25MTBC2025-11-20BFF presents: Chinatown Cha-Cha - MINT CFF Screening + Introduction"BFF presents: Chinatown Cha-Cha - MINT CFF Screening + Introduction"

Showtimes

November 20, 6:30 pm