A Day with Filmmaker Popo Fan at bóbó books
Friday, 31 July 2026 | bóbó books, Hamburg
In celebration of CSD weekend in Hamburg, Berlin-based Chinese filmmaker and curator Popo Fan joins us for a full day of conversation and cinema — on migration, queerness, desire, and finding a new creative voice far from home.
15:30–17:30 | Artist Talk: Repositioning Identity — Popo Fan on Migrant Filmmaking
(in Chinese) Moderated by Xiaowen Xu
Ticket: https://bobobooks.de/de/ticket_filmabend/
In 2017, a chance opportunity brought Popo Fan from Beijing to Berlin. Over nine years in Germany, his work has delved deeply into the intersectionality of migration, queer life, and sexuality. Drawing on examples from his own films such as The Drum Tower, Beer! Beer!, and Lerne Deutsch in meiner Küche, Popo will trace his filmmaking journey: how the obstacles of life in a foreign land can be transformed into creative inspiration. He will share details of his creative practice and everyday life, in open exchange with the audience.
身份重新定位，创作从心出发 ——新移民影像分享
为什么越来越多生活在海外的创作者， 开始重新书写自己的身份？ 离开故乡之后， 语言、文化与生活方式发生改变， 创作是否也会拥有新的方向？ 身份会成为一种标签， 还是一种不断生成的过程？ 2017年，范坡坡从北京搬到柏林。 九年来，他持续以影像回应移民、酷儿、性欲与文化身份等议题。这一次，他将结合《鼓楼西》《喝一杯》《厨房德语课程》等作品，与大家分享一路走来的创作历程，以及在德国生活与创作中的观察、困惑与思考。
一起聊聊： • 创作与现实之间的距离 • 如何重新理解身份 • 当障碍成为创作素材 • 与身份同行，而不被身份定义 • AI 时代，创作者如何继续表达自己
这不仅是一场影像分享， 也是一次关于迁移、身份、创作与表达的对话。
19:30–21:30 | Film Screening: Papa Rainbow (dir. Popo Fan, 2016)
(film with English subtitles, post-screening discussion in English)
Ticket: https://bobobooks.de/de/jugend/
Six Chinese fathers speak openly about their lesbian, gay, and transgender children — challenging silence, tradition, and their own expectations of fatherhood. A tender and quietly radical companion piece to Fan's acclaimed Mama Rainbow, the documentary asks what family acceptance looks like in contemporary China.
Admission: €9.90 per person per session (free for bóbó members), including one drink.
Feel free to join the session that suits your language and schedule — or stay for the whole day. We look forward to seeing you!
About bóbó books:
https://bobobooks.de/de/
https://www.instagram.com/bobo_books_/
About Popo Fan:
https://www.popofan.net/
In Collaboration with Hamburg International Queer Film Festival:
https://www.hiqff.de/