A screening of the documentary “Ever to Excel”, narrated by Sir Sean Connery. Screened as part of the Worldwide Film Weekend for the 600th Anniversary celebrations of the University of St. Andrews (Scotland), to help raise funds for the Sean Connery Scholarship. The screening will be the sole one held in China. Entrance fee includes one special whiskey drink and Scottish treats.
Date: Sunday 20 October, 17:30-20:30
About the film
“Ever to Excel is an enthralling cinematic account of the foundation and development of the University of St Andrews. It celebrates learning, discoveries, old traditions and new beginnings, interwoven with stories charting the exciting progress of St Andrews over its 600-year history.
Starring the incomparable Sir Sean Connery and directed by the award winning film maker Murray Grigor OBE, Ever to Excel includes appearances by Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond, novelist Fay Weldon, poet Jay Parini, psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison, the writer Alastair Reid, the Executive Director at The Foundation for Tomorrow Meghann Gunderman, and businessman Olivier Sarkozy.”
View the trailer
Cost: 100 RMB, 80 for members
