Jia Zhitan
Jia Zhitan, male, was born in 1950 in Yuanyichang village, in China’s Hunan Province. Jia joined Caochangdi’s Villager Documentary Project in 2005 and completed a documentary short entitled, “Quarry.” Since then, he has completed two feature length projects, My Village 2006 and My Village 2007.
Jia Zhitan | 2011 | 80 min. | English subtitles
Filmmaker’s words:
In 1970, I was nineteen. In the village where I lived then and now, some villagers accused others of being counterrevolutionary. Their accusations were completely fabricated. More than eighty people were involved in the case. Now, forty years later, the villagers don’t mention it (except a very few who st...
Filmmaker’s words:
In 1970, I was nineteen. In the village where I lived then and now, some villagers accused others of being counterrevolutionary. Their accusations were completely fabricated. More than eighty people were involved in the case. Now, forty years later, the villagers don’t mention it (except a very few who st...
Jia Zhitan | 2008 | 71 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
Jia Zhitan films his village, Yuanyichang Village in Hunan Province. He records the daily lives of the villagers, his life as an orange farmer and his efforts to start a agricultural co-op. He also documents his efforts as an activist to speak up for underrepresented people in his village.
Filmmaker’s Words:
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Synopsis:
Jia Zhitan films his village, Yuanyichang Village in Hunan Province. He records the daily lives of the villagers, his life as an orange farmer and his efforts to start a agricultural co-op. He also documents his efforts as an activist to speak up for underrepresented people in his village.
Filmmaker’s Words:
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Jia Zhitan | 2008 | 80 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
The film records the happenings in Jia’s village, including the difficult process of starting the Shimen County Dedicated Orange Co-operative. The film continues to chart the progress of the quarry featured in Jia’s short documentary Quarry. During the elections for both county and village representatives, Jia asked Group L...
Synopsis:
The film records the happenings in Jia’s village, including the difficult process of starting the Shimen County Dedicated Orange Co-operative. The film continues to chart the progress of the quarry featured in Jia’s short documentary Quarry. During the elections for both county and village representatives, Jia asked Group L...
Jia Zhitan | 2009 | 70 min. | English subtitles
Filmmaker’s Words:
Every year the title is the same, My Village __, but the lives of the villagers aren’t always the same: sour, sweet, bitter, spicy.
It’s possible the Nanxi River that flows through our village has existed since the time of Pan Gu (the Chinese mythological creator of the earth). With its waters w...
Filmmaker’s Words:
Every year the title is the same, My Village __, but the lives of the villagers aren’t always the same: sour, sweet, bitter, spicy.
It’s possible the Nanxi River that flows through our village has existed since the time of Pan Gu (the Chinese mythological creator of the earth). With its waters w...
Jia Zhitan | 2011 | 75 min. | Chinese subtitles
Filmmaker’s Words:
In 2009 I filmed some happenings in my village. The reservoir was repaired. So was a road. These construction projects caused some problems. I stayed in my village and kept filming.
About the Filmmaker:
Jia Zhitan (b. 1950) is an orange farmer in Yuanyichang Villa...
Filmmaker’s Words:
In 2009 I filmed some happenings in my village. The reservoir was repaired. So was a road. These construction projects caused some problems. I stayed in my village and kept filming.
About the Filmmaker:
Jia Zhitan (b. 1950) is an orange farmer in Yuanyichang Villa...
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