CNEX Saloon Café
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Working with Beijing-based filmmakers, documentarian Ben Tsiang leads this center and café that screens local documentaries and films. The group aims to tell the story of contemporary China from the inside out by producing and screening 100 films over the next decade. Sunday, Aug. 9, CNex screens Umbrella, a documentary about factory workers in Guangdong.
Created by a group of filmmaking professionals, this community hang-out functions as both non-profit documentary organization and café. CNEX serves up a range of coffees, as well as beers and cocktails, and screens films a few nights each week.
Night at the Brewvies
Within five minutes of entering this frugally-decorated establishment, we were approached by owner Ben Tsiang as though he knew us. We were struck by the feeling of community here. CNEX is serviceable as a bar and café, with ¥20 Tsingdaos and ¥25 Buds and Heinekens. Elementary mixed drinks go for ¥30, and cocktails, including white Russians, mojitos and whiskey sours are priced at ¥45. The menu includes simple Western fare and there is a two-for-one happy hour everyday from 6-9 p.m. Tsiang endeavors to create something more than a café-bar, however, and he is well on his way to turning CNEX into a non-profit, documentary film foundation. Tsiang’s goal is to produce 100 films in the next 10 years to tell China’s story from the inside. CNEX’s Wednesday and Saturday screenings are the perfect opportunity to enjoy an ice cold beer and gain insight into China through cinema.
By Charles Silverman
