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@IndieFilmmakers, A Micro-Blog Roundup
To recognize commenting being restored on Chinese microblogging sites, we’ve once again rounded up some of our filmmaker’s...
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Apr 11, 2012


Extreme Documentary: Ai Weiwei, Li Ning, and Voyeurism in Chinese Cinema
By Maya Eva Gunst Rudolph A long time practitioner and advocate of self-documentation, Ai Weiwei made online waves last week when he...
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Apr 10, 2012


Weekly Events: Timber Gang in Ann Arbor & Fortune Teller in Minneapolis
Saturday, April 7th at 7pm "Timber Gang" (dir. Yu Guangyi) Timber Gang at University of Michigan Address: Angell Hall, Auditorium A 435...
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Apr 6, 2012


“Old Dog” to Join Films from China and Hong Kong at San Francisco International Film Fes
Pema Tseden‘s Old Dog, which made its North American premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival and US premiere at the...
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Apr 4, 2012


The Apple Factory and the Real China
"Struggle" (dir. Shu Haolun) Writer Mike Daisey was recently repudiated for fabricating numerous elements of his story “Mr. Daisey and...
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Apr 3, 2012


Huang Weikai’s Disorder to Screen at Maysles Cinema
Attention, New Yorkers! Huang Weikai‘s “grimping, shocking, occasionally shocking” 2009 documentary Disorder will screen on April 3rd at...
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Apr 2, 2012


Crime and Punishment for North Korean Refugees in China
"Crime and Punishment" (dir. Zhao Liang) The bleak stretch of border between Northeast China and North Korea is known as a particularly...
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Mar 29, 2012


Dangerous Territory for China’s Female Activists
Liu Ping (photo: Gilles Sabrie for The International Herald Tribune) A recent article in The New York Times highlights a grassroots...
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Mar 22, 2012


@Indie Filmmakers, A Micro-Blog Roundup
Once again, we’ve rounded up some of our filmmaker’s micro-dispatches on Sina Weibo, China’s version of twitter. Here are some thoughts...
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Mar 6, 2012


Powerful Images of the Cultural Revolution in Art and Film
"Though I Am Gone" (dir. Hu Jie) In The Guardian, Tania Branigan profiles an ongoing project of artist Xu Weixin–to complete a series of...
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Mar 2, 2012


Prescreen showcasing Struggle
Struggle on Prescreen dGenerate is excited to partner with upstart movie deal-of-the-day site Prescreen. Making waves for its innovative...
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Feb 22, 2012


The Father of Modern Chinese Architecture and Beijing’s Demolition Legacy
"Meishi Street" (dir. Ou Ning) The demolition of hutong neighborhoods in Beijing to make way for modern high-rises and other spoils of...
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Feb 10, 2012


Last Chance to Watch <i>Fujian Blue</i> on Comcast On Demand!
"Fujian Blue" (dir. Weng Shuoming) Robin Weng Shuoming‘s award winning feature Fujian Blue is available rent for all Comacast Cable on...
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Jan 26, 2012


China’s Vicarious Democracy Online and In the News
An underpinning of democratic participation may have led to the end of the TV hit "Super Girls" (courtesy Getty Images) The recent...
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Jan 20, 2012


Hometown Superheroes: Spectacle and Samaritans take Beijing
"Tape" (dir. Li Ning) By Maya Eva Gunst Rudolph A fleet of masked vigilantes are taking Beijing – and leaving a trail of public spectacle...
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Jan 19, 2012


“Foxconn is still a hard place to work”: The Struggle for Worker’s Rights Continue
"Struggle" (dir. Shu Haolun) Shenzhen’s Foxconn factory, made famous last year by a trend of worker suicides that created a global moment...
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Jan 17, 2012


The Transition Period in a post-Wukan China
Zhou Hao presents "The Transition Period" In the wake of the now-disbanded protests in Wukan, much attention has been paid to the...
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Jan 11, 2012
“Thought Control” and the Dark Side of China’s Education System
"Though I Am Gone" (dir. Hu Jie China News Watch‘s Stephen Chan, discussing a recent CCTV broadcast, reports on recent efforts made by Xi...
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Jan 10, 2012


SARFT Tightens Regulations on “Excessive Entertainment”
"If You Are The One" Courtesy of Reuters Times are hard in the world of Chinese reality TV. If You Are The One (Fei Cheng Wu Rao),...
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Jan 4, 2012


Memory and Witness in Chinese Language Cinema at University of Glasgow
MEMORY AND THE WITNESS IN CHINESE LANGUAGE CINEMA GILMOREHILL CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY 2012 (9.30am – 6.15pm)...
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Jan 3, 2012
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