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

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