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Chinese Independent Documentary :
CIDFA020:
Happy Life During SARS
Directors: Ai Dan
Length: 25min
Production Year: 2003
Synopsis：
We all still remember the nightmare brought by outbreak of SARS, an epidemic disease we never experienced before, during May n June in 2003 in China. Beijing was unfortunately one of the most seriously infectious area at that time, n for the first time you were not welcome if they knew you came from Beijing, or worse, you would be separated n controlled by local sanitary department.
When most of local residence was so freak out to go out or meet friends, a minor group of people, like a demonstration, continue to go to bars to have happy hour drinks and eat in restaurant. It seemed they’d rather SARS take their life than their passion for enjoyment .This video witnessed the life of such a group of Maverick guys during such a special time, and as one of them said: “ This plague is a test for love of life!”
This video is not edited according to time sequence but rather in a free-flowing way. Free style background music without narration. Ai WeiWei n some other artist n authors would be present in this video.
Director’s Bio:
Aidan ,was born in 1962, male, author.
Important pieces: 《New York Notes》 《Wandering around》