The Lady from Shanghai | Film Screening
Wednesday 13 May - Sunday 17 May 2026
ALL DAY
Screening Room
Groundfloor, National Hall (G)
National Hall, Olympia
Hammersmith Road
London W14 8UX
Hammersmith Road
London W14 8UX

Luka Yuanyuan Yang, The Lady from Shanghai, 2019, Single-channel HD video, colour, sound, 16’24’’ Edition 1 of 5
Despite living in San Francisco for her entire adult life, the 78-year-old Ceecee Wu has always considered herself as “the lady from Shanghai”, so does her 101-year-old mother with amnesia who always muttered “Where is this? Am I in Shanghai?” In this film, Ceecee shares a love journal between her and her ex-husband from Shanghai, the two met each other through a dating website in the millennium and formed a relationship that defeats the obstacle of language and geographical boundaries.
Film by Luka Yuanyuan Yang
Presented by Flowers Gallery
Duration 30 minutes and 40 seconds
2019