Event Overview:
MoMA hosts the New York premiere of "Pavement Butterfly" (1929), a film featuring Anna May Wong. Part of the 20th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation, the screening includes a 4K digital restoration.

Films to be screened:
Directed by Richard Eichberg, "Pavement Butterfly" stars Anna May Wong, Alexander Granach, and Nien Soen Ling. This silent film, set in Paris and the French Riviera, showcases Wong as a Chinese variety dancer. It explores themes of love, art, and identity, adding to the early cinema's portrayal of Asian characters.