1990-2000
Chinese documentary (1990-2000)
Wu Wenguang | 1993 | 140 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
Five former red guards recall the culture revolution that took place in China in the 1960s.
Awards:
Winner of the Ogawa Shinzuke Award, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan, 1993
Winner of Best Film Award at Taiwan Film Festival, Taiwan, 1993
Screenings:
Yamagata...
Synopsis:
Five former red guards recall the culture revolution that took place in China in the 1960s.
Awards:
Winner of the Ogawa Shinzuke Award, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan, 1993
Winner of Best Film Award at Taiwan Film Festival, Taiwan, 1993
Screenings:
Yamagata...
Wu Wenguang | 1995 | 80 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
This film picks up with the five artists featured in Wu’s previous film, Bumming in Beijing. The film was shot between 1993 and 1995. In the five years since they appeared in Bumming in Beijing, the five artists have scattered to the four corners of the world. The film marks the changes in their lives and the anxieties, cont...
Synopsis:
This film picks up with the five artists featured in Wu’s previous film, Bumming in Beijing. The film was shot between 1993 and 1995. In the five years since they appeared in Bumming in Beijing, the five artists have scattered to the four corners of the world. The film marks the changes in their lives and the anxieties, cont...
Wu Wenguang | 1990 | 70 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
The film is an account of the wanderings of five young artists who recently came to Beijing from the provinces. In order to pursue their own artistic dreams they rejected the state-assigned jobs and led a roomer’s life in Beijing, without a fixed income or the security of a home. The film was shot over two years. By the end ...
Synopsis:
The film is an account of the wanderings of five young artists who recently came to Beijing from the provinces. In order to pursue their own artistic dreams they rejected the state-assigned jobs and led a roomer’s life in Beijing, without a fixed income or the security of a home. The film was shot over two years. By the end ...
Ji Dan | 1998 | 86 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis :
Gongbu is an ordinary peasant in Tibet. His life is simple and plain. He provides for his family and raises his children. Like everyone else’s, Gongbu’s life has its stresses. His wife bore him one son and then six daughters; he’s hoping for another son. He’s worried about the bank loan he took out for his new tractor. He...
Synopsis :
Gongbu is an ordinary peasant in Tibet. His life is simple and plain. He provides for his family and raises his children. Like everyone else’s, Gongbu’s life has its stresses. His wife bore him one son and then six daughters; he’s hoping for another son. He’s worried about the bank loan he took out for his new tractor. He...
Wu Wenguang | 1999 | 113 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
Directly translated, “jiang hu” means “river” or “lake.” In Chinese it refers to life away from home or being “on the road.” This film is about the story of a traveling song and dance troupe of farmers. The boss is Old Liu. He got his two sons, their girlfriends and some young farmers to join and bo...
Synopsis:
Directly translated, “jiang hu” means “river” or “lake.” In Chinese it refers to life away from home or being “on the road.” This film is about the story of a traveling song and dance troupe of farmers. The boss is Old Liu. He got his two sons, their girlfriends and some young farmers to join and bo...
Ji Dan | 1999 | 62 min. | English subtitles
Synopsis:
In Tibet, an elder won’t be praised for shouldering household chores. Tibetans believe the young should take care of such mundane work so that elders can chant the six-syllable mantra "Om Mani Pedme Hum.” Relieved of the burden of daily work, the elders gather to chant "Mani,” purifying their sins and preparing their souls f...
Synopsis:
In Tibet, an elder won’t be praised for shouldering household chores. Tibetans believe the young should take care of such mundane work so that elders can chant the six-syllable mantra "Om Mani Pedme Hum.” Relieved of the burden of daily work, the elders gather to chant "Mani,” purifying their sins and preparing their souls f...
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