Documentary Films 2008

There are many sources for documentary films about China and films by Chinese film makers.  Make sure you check out the website: http://www.cidfa.com/modules/index.php

The works of Wu Wenguang can be seen on this site.  Many other films are available on line. The Chinese University of Hong Kong has the largest collection of  Chinese documentaries in  town. 

The following films are available from the instructor in room G-21, Eliot Hall.

Sue Williams China in Red  (PBS Frontline 2003) also available on line   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/red/
Antony Thomas,  Tank Man (PBS Frontline 2006)  also on line  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/view/ Ruby Yang – The Blood of Yingzhou  District  2007

Chen  Weijun -  To Live is better than to Die  (2003)   VHS only
Chen – Vote For Me   (2006)    (poor quality DVD only – abbreviated off BBC World)

Zhou Hao – Senior Year  (Gao San)  2004  CHINESE LANGUAGE ONLY

Nancy Tong /Christine  Choy  – In the Name of the Emperor  (1994)

Zhao Dayong – Living on Nanjing Road (2005)    Zhao — TheAbandoned City (2006)   religion in southern China 

Ou Ning – Meishi Street -   (2006) – English subs and Chinese versions                        – San Yuan Li   (2003)  
Guangdong village life – a video “poem”  BW

See  http://www.chineseculturalcentre.org.uk/

Chinese_Film_Society/China_On_Screen_2005/SAN_YUAN_LI/  

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Tammy Cheung – (although Tammy is based in HK & many of her films are about Hong Kong –  we include them in this film list). Moving                Rice Distribution 
  Junior High School  (profile of a small, poor, mainland China school of
                            mainly migrant workers) 

Hu Jie  Looking for Lin Zhao’s Soul (2004)   CHINESE LANGUAGE ONLY
 Hu Jie — RemoteMountain (2000) – a  film about poor coal miners [English subtitles – faulty audio track]  

Xu Xin   Torch Troupes  (2007)   Sichuan Opera players survive precarious existence                         

Carriage  (2004)   On the train west from Shanghai at Chinese New Year                  

Fang shan Church (2005)  Profile of small rural church inJiangsu (might be  screened with Abandoned City?)                

Mapi (2003)   Village politics in Jiangsu Province  
You can read more about Xu Xin (mentioned only in passing during our lecture)  at
               http://www.lixianting.org/collection.htm 

 Duan Jinchuan   THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS  (2002)    A dark comedy of political corruption  in China with English narration and subtitles .

Jiang Yue  THIS HAPPY LIFE (2002)
         PBS has a good interview with these two film makers on their website.