CHINATOWN CHA-CHA

Former nightclub dancer Coby Yee decides to get back on stage again after joining the senior dance troupe Grant Avenue Follies. In their heyday, they were all part of the golden age of San Francisco Chinatown, expertly captured in Arthur Dong's seminal FORBIDDEN CITY, USA. In their advanced ages, they band together to go on tour for the last time, bridging once isolated Chinese communities in the US, Cuba and China. (In Havana in particular, their co-performance with local Chinese Opera singers sparked a vibrant renaissance in the city''s dwindling Chinese community.) An emotive journey back to her father''s homeland in China gives Coby a chance to reflect on familial memories and observe the startling transformation of urban landscapes. The film stands as a poignant chronicle of Coby''s final journey before her passing at 93, preserving her indomitable spirit.