Chinatown 2050: a Discussion with Writer Amelia Gan, and Director Linda Zhang

How might the pandemic shape the future of Toronto’s Chinatown? Five scenarios tackling this question are imagined by Asian Canadian youth, with their speculations brought to life by a visual collage of dreamlike LiDAR 3D modelling scans. Learn about the film Chinatown 2050 from one of it's directors, Linda Zhang, and about the book that inspired it from one of it's writers, Amelia Gan. The book, Reimagining Chinatown: Speculative Fictions from Toronto's Chinatown(s) in 2050, is a collection of speculative fictional stories written by Asian Canadian youth from a workshop led by Linda Zhang. Find out more about the book, the film, and the interactive game at: https://reimaginingchinatown.com/ Linda Zhang (she/her) is a registered architect (AIA, OAA, NCARB), interior designer (NCIDQ), drone pilot (RPAS Advanced Operations), assistant professor at Waterloo University School of Architecture and principal at Studio Pararaum (Toronto—Zürich). Her work is included in Griffin Art Projects’ upcoming book, Whose Chinatown: Examining Chinatown Gazes in Art, Archives, and Collections. Amelia Gan is one of the Authors of Reimagining Chinatown: Speculative Fictions from Toronto's Chinatown(s) in 2050, a book that inspired the film Chinatown 2050. She is an architectural designer and researcher from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia whose work lies at the intersection of design tools and building material science. She holds a Master in Design from Harvard Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University.