Earlier this month, Journey to the West was screened in Dublin at an event organised by Acupuncture Council for Ireland (ACI), The British Acupuncture Council (BAaC) and Acupuncture Foundation Professional Association (AFPA). The film screened at the Odeon Point Square in Dublin with a discussion following led by interviewee and President Emeritus of The British Acupuncture Council, Jasmine Uddin. It was an impactful discussion that delved into the pivotal question on whether acupuncture is thriving or surviving at this current moment.  

Journey to the West online at The Essex Doc Fest

We're thrilled to have Journey to the West playing at The Essex Doc Fest. It is an online festival which means that audiences who were unable to attend previous screenings due to scheduling or travel constraints will now be able to access it.

The Essex Doc Fest is an ethical and modern documentary festival that works to change the festival industry by supporting independent documentary filmmaking. The festival runs from March 31st  to April 2nd and will feature a wide range of documentaries from around the world. 

For tickets, register via this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/essex-docfest-march-2023-tickets-574864975617

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We now have a Twitter account. Follow us for screening and festival updates at https://twitter.com/journeyttw

Official selection to The North East International Film Festival

We are thrilled to announce that Journey to the West will be screening at The North East International Film Festival on the 19th November 2022. The festival is held in Newcastle Upon Tyne. For more information and tickets visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journey-to-the-west-tickets-444526018287?aff=ebdsoporgprofile 

Extended Trailer at The British Acupuncture Council Conference

We're very excited to be presenting an extended trailer and Q and A for our film at this year's British Acupuncture Council Conference. "The theme for 2022 is Meeting Points. From the theory of Chinese medicine, we have jiāohuìxué 交会穴 the meeting points of two or more meridians. There are also the bāmài jiāohuìxué 八脉交会穴, the meeting points of the eight extraordinary vessels, and the bāhuìxué 八会穴, the eight meeting-hui points." - (British Acupuncture   Council). This will be a great opportunity to bring members of the acupuncture community together to screen an extended trailer of our film and to discuss the past, present and future of acupuncture in the UK at a Q and A with one of the film's participants, Felicity Moir, programme lead of acupuncture courses at The University of Westminster (1996 - 2019). 

The conference is being held from 16th - 18th September with the extended trailer screening on the night of the Friday the 16th. 

For more information about the conference, head to https://acupuncture.org.uk/conferences2022/

Article about the film on The British Acupuncture Council blog:

https://acupuncture.org.uk/news/chinese-medicines-journey-to-the-uk-new-documentary/

On Thursday 7th July, Journey to the West was screened at a private view for cast, crew and members of the profession. It was a wonderful event with much enthusiasm which led to interesting conversation during the Q and A which followed the screening. For those who were unable to attend the private view, there will be more opportunities to view the film coming up. Information on screening opportunities will be posted via this news page and through our instagram: @journeytothewest_documentary.