Spiritual Kung Fu + University Library

Jackie Chan is a monk charged with guarding the monastery library in this Hong-Kong Kung Fu flick, screening alongside a 2004 short film by Rosalind Nashabishi.


University Library (2004)
Dir. Rosalind Nashashibi
8min, Digital

The everyday hums of a university library, with its aisles of books, study tables, computers, and in-between spaces, are brought to life by the comings and goings of university students and staff.

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Spiritual Kung Fu (1978)
Dir. Lo Wei
97min, Digital
With Jackie Chan, James Tien Chun, Wu Wen-Siu, Li Kun, Dean Shek Tin, Kao Chiang, Lee Hae-ryong, Wong Ching, Bang Su-il.

In Cantonese with English subtitles

In this rambunctious Hong Kong Kung Fu flick, the theft of a book from the Shaolin monastery library sets off a series of events that lead to plenty of slapstick gags and thrilling fights choreographed by Jackie Chan himself. Directed by Lo Wei, the irrepressible Chan stars as a mischievous and guileless student monk who stumbles upon a quintet of ghosts when he is sent to guard the monastery library. With a supernatural bent and gloriously low-budget special effects, Spiritual Kung Fu is a thrilling and hilarious gem of the genre.