Comments on: Meishi Street (Mei Shi Jie)

By: The Father of Modern Chinese Architecture and Beijing’s Demolition Legacy | dGenerate Films

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:28 +0000

[...] spoils of “development” has been well documented for years. Ou Ning‘s documentary Meishi Street, which traces a group of Beijingers’ attempt to resist the the onslaught of urban [...]

By: Protests in Wukan Dissolved After Weeks of Unrest | dGenerate Films

Protests in Wukan Dissolved After Weeks of Unrest | dGenerate Films — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:06:33 +0000

[...] and society at large. These contentious issues, well-documented in films such as Ou Ning‘s Meishi Street and Zhao Liang‘s Crime and Punishment, persist despite both activist and journalistic [...]

By: Recent Death Sparks Protests in Guangdong In Ongoing Struggle for Property Rights | dGenerate Films

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:03:06 +0000

[...] “development” policies have appeared in film such as Ou Ning‘s 2006 documentary Meishi Street, rarely has such a story received the widespread attention of the still-unfolding events in Wukan [...]

By: Ode to Life: The Poetry of Qiu Jiongjiong | dGenerate Films

Ode to Life: The Poetry of Qiu Jiongjiong | dGenerate Films — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:36:10 +0000

[...] Jiongjiong’s grandma’s house has been demolished (a contemporary drama also faced in the film Meishi Street): in her looking for a place where she can keep her autonomy and vitality on, she confronts with [...]

By: Beijing Demolition for Subway Sprawl Provokes Resistance | dGenerate Films

Beijing Demolition for Subway Sprawl Provokes Resistance | dGenerate Films — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:52:41 +0000

[...] of the first films to thoroughly explore the plight of Beijing residents facing eviction is Meishi Street by Ou Ning. Filmed in the city’s buildup to the 2008 Olympics, the film shows residents [...]

By: One Man’s Search for Justice leads to Violence in Jiangxi Province | dGenerate Films

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:12:42 +0000

[...] taken in order to see their grievances redressed and justice served. The incisive documentaries Meishi Street, Before the Flood 1 and Before the Flood 2 are all evidence of communities banding together to [...]

By: Colalex Gallery » Archive » CinemaTalk: A Conversation with Ou Ning

Colalex Gallery » Archive » CinemaTalk: A Conversation with Ou Ning — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:10:55 +0000

[...] in Guangzhou, Ou Ning relocated to China’s capital, where he made Meishi St (2006) about the demolition of one of Beijing’s oldest areas in [...]

By: dGenerate Titles now available on Objective Cinema | dGenerate Films

dGenerate Titles now available on Objective Cinema | dGenerate Films — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:41:12 +0000

[...] and Her Sisters, Rachel Tejada’s Digital Underground in the People’s Republic, and Ou Ning’s Meishi Street. Watch now on Objective [...]

By: dGenerate's Films and Filmmakers Showcased in Get It Louder Series | dGenerate Films

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:15:29 +0000

[...] his work examining the current state of urban China, best shown in his films San Yuan Li (2003) and Meishi Street (2006), both in dGenerate Films’ catalogue. Get It Louder’s film program includes several [...]

By: Struggles of Chinese Evictees Turned Into Video Game | dGenerate Films

Struggles of Chinese Evictees Turned Into Video Game | dGenerate Films — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:21:03 +0000

[...] critical example is Meishi Street (2006) by visual artist Ou Ning, which documents the resistance of some Beijingers to the knocking [...]