Filmmaker Karin Junger is invited by the China Women's Film Festival to present her film "Me, Alone in the Classroom" at the Crossroads Centre.

"Me, Alone in the Classroom" is a portray of young people of color in The Netherlands. How do they see themselves? How do they experience their interaction with white Dutch people? How do they see their future in The Netherlands?

Karin grew up in Belgium and lives presently in The Netherlands. She attended secondary school in Brussels, studied French language & literature & mass communication at the University of Amsterdam, specializing in film science. She followed the training for directing drama at the MAURITS BINGER Film Institute in Amsterdam and several workshops. She makes fiction and documentaries. Her first documentary won the prestigious JORIS IVENS AWARD, her fiction films were also rewarded, with a SILVER BEAR at the Berlinale and a GOUDEN KALF at the Dutch Film Festival. Her work has a strong sense of urgency, a strong social commitment and inventiveness in style. In 2006 for instance, she made the film BOLLETJES BLUES, the first urban musical feature in The Netherlands.

Film in Dutch with Chinese and English subtitles, discussion in English and Chinese

To register for the event, please RSVP to crossroads.beijing@gmail.com