Queer China, ‘Comrade’ China (Zhi Tong Zhi)
Cui Zi’en. China, 2008. Documentary, 60 minutes. Mandarin w/ English subtitles. China’s most prolific homosexual filmmaker presents a comprehensive historical account of the queer movement in modern...
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GAN Xiao Er, China (2006) Narrative, 102 minutes Henan dialect w/ English subtitles “A gentle, sympathetic look at the role of faith in a poor rural community” – Richard Kuipers, Variety A...
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OU Ning, CAO Fei. China, 2003. Experimental Documentary, 45 min. Armed with video cameras, twelve artists present a highly stylized portrait of SAN YUAN LI, a traditional village besieged by China’s...
View ArticleSuper, Girls! (Chao Ji Nu Sheng)
JIAN Yi. China, 2007. Documentary, 73 min. Mandarin w/ English subtitles. “As entertaining as it is revelatory” – Ronnie Scheib, Variety SUPER, GIRLS! follows ten female teenagers on their quest to...
View ArticleEnter the Clowns (Chou Jue Deng Chang)
CUI Zi’en, China (2002) Narrative, 80 minutes Mandarin w/ English subtitles “Liberating… ENTER THE CLOWNS conveys a sense of cinema at the vanguard.” – Scott Foundas, Variety “Cui Zi’en inaugurates a...
View ArticleEr Dong
YANG Jin, China (2008) Narrative, 151 minutes Shanxi Dialect w/ English subtitles A rebellious teenager endures boarding school expulsion, family pressures and the harsh realities of rural life in...
View ArticleMeishi Street (Mei Shi Jie)
OU Ning. China, 2006. Feature, 85 min. Documentary. MEISHI STREET shows ordinary citizens taking a stand against the planned destruction of their homes for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In order to widen...
View ArticleUsing (Long Ge)
ZHOU Hao. China, 2008. Documentary, 105 minutes. Mandarin w/ English subtitles. An unusual relationship develops between an urban Chinese couple struggling with heroin and a filmmaker chronicling their...
View ArticleFujian Blue (Jin Bi Hui Huang)
WENG Shouming, China (2007). Narrative, 90 minutes. Mandarin and Fujianese w/ English subtitles. Two interweaving stories of youth crime and family crisis shed light on illegal emigration and human...
View ArticleStreet Life (Nanjing Lu)
ZHAO Dayong. China, 2006. Documentary, 98 min. Mandarin w/ English subtitles. STREET LIFE explores the hidden lives of homeless migrants who survive in the shadows of one of Shanghai’s most historic...
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