2006
Chinese documentary 2006
Fan Jian | 2006 | 118 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
They have farmer blood but their souls long for the cities. They have returned to their villages hundreds of times but they have also escaped hundreds of times. They struggle hard for a new identity but always return to their origins. Where do they belong? They don’t know.
Like other urban centers, Beijing is a pl...
Synopsis:
They have farmer blood but their souls long for the cities. They have returned to their villages hundreds of times but they have also escaped hundreds of times. They struggle hard for a new identity but always return to their origins. Where do they belong? They don’t know.
Like other urban centers, Beijing is a pl...
Gaoming Liu | 2006 | 100 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
This film follows Pai Gu (nicknamed Chop), a guy from Jiangxi Province who makes a living selling pirated DVDs in Shenzhen. Ironically, he only sells art films. He knows everything about these films and filmmakers but he’s never seen any. He thinks that since he just has a junior high school education he won’t understand...
Synopsis:
This film follows Pai Gu (nicknamed Chop), a guy from Jiangxi Province who makes a living selling pirated DVDs in Shenzhen. Ironically, he only sells art films. He knows everything about these films and filmmakers but he’s never seen any. He thinks that since he just has a junior high school education he won’t understand...
Wang Hao | 2006 | 104 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis：
This documentary was filmed in the pediatric department in Ningguo People's Hospital in Anhui Province. This is the biggest and best local hospital, treating 60% of the patients of the region. The pediatric department was one of its busiest departments until the privately owned Huatai Hospital opened in 2004. Then there w...
Synopsis：
This documentary was filmed in the pediatric department in Ningguo People's Hospital in Anhui Province. This is the biggest and best local hospital, treating 60% of the patients of the region. The pediatric department was one of its busiest departments until the privately owned Huatai Hospital opened in 2004. Then there w...
Jian Yi | 2006 | 55 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
Voices from China’s 700,000 villages have always been faint. When ten of those 900 million Chinese villagers receive video cameras and film their villages, those voices grow louder. This film follows the ten participants of a groundbreaking video project as they receive their video cameras, learn to use them, and then...
Synopsis:
Voices from China’s 700,000 villages have always been faint. When ten of those 900 million Chinese villagers receive video cameras and film their villages, those voices grow louder. This film follows the ten participants of a groundbreaking video project as they receive their video cameras, learn to use them, and then...
Ji Dan | 2006 | 82 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
The village of Xiaomo, located on the banks of the flood-prone Yellow River, has seen more than its fair share of demons. Half a century ago, after a devastating flood wiped out nearly the entire community, the village earned the rather unfortunate moniker “Xiaomo Village,” which translates roughly as “Death Village.” Tod...
Synopsis:
The village of Xiaomo, located on the banks of the flood-prone Yellow River, has seen more than its fair share of demons. Half a century ago, after a devastating flood wiped out nearly the entire community, the village earned the rather unfortunate moniker “Xiaomo Village,” which translates roughly as “Death Village.” Tod...
Tian Miao | 2006 | 100 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
The Blind Singers of Taihang follows the last blind entertainment troupe in Shanxi Province. Founded in the 1930s, the Blind Men Propaganda Team of Zuoquan County has been servicing remote villages close to the Taihang Mountains. Despite adverse weather and tough geographic locations, not to mention their own handicap, the...
Synopsis:
The Blind Singers of Taihang follows the last blind entertainment troupe in Shanxi Province. Founded in the 1930s, the Blind Men Propaganda Team of Zuoquan County has been servicing remote villages close to the Taihang Mountains. Despite adverse weather and tough geographic locations, not to mention their own handicap, the...
Hu Min | 2006 | 95 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
This film focuses on the 2005 election of a village leader in Malu Village in the high-tech development zone of Shiyan City in Hubei Province. It shows the many aspects of electing a village leader in rural China: arguments between villagers, the disgruntled village secretary, a disobeying party member. The villagers attack the cur...
Synopsis:
This film focuses on the 2005 election of a village leader in Malu Village in the high-tech development zone of Shiyan City in Hubei Province. It shows the many aspects of electing a village leader in rural China: arguments between villagers, the disgruntled village secretary, a disobeying party member. The villagers attack the cur...
Song Tian | 2006 | 96 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
Chen Guobin owns the Tianli Grocery Store in Tian Li Village. Before he started the store three years ago, he used to teach at the village’s middle school. His knowledge and fairness make him popular among the villagers. For many, his grocery store is a place to hang out and play mahjong, drink, quarrel, grumble, boast, discus...
Synopsis:
Chen Guobin owns the Tianli Grocery Store in Tian Li Village. Before he started the store three years ago, he used to teach at the village’s middle school. His knowledge and fairness make him popular among the villagers. For many, his grocery store is a place to hang out and play mahjong, drink, quarrel, grumble, boast, discus...
Village film makers | 2006 | 95 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
A call for documentary film proposals was announced in September 2005. In mid-October, 10 best proposals were selected from among 40 proposals submitted by villagers across the nation. The selection of the successful candidates was primarily based on the quality of the proposal, i.e. the relevance of the proposed topic...
Synopsis:
A call for documentary film proposals was announced in September 2005. In mid-October, 10 best proposals were selected from among 40 proposals submitted by villagers across the nation. The selection of the successful candidates was primarily based on the quality of the proposal, i.e. the relevance of the proposed topic...
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