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The Dual Lens of Independent Media: Report From Reel China #4

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Dec 15, 2010

The Dual Lens of Independent Media: Report From Reel China #4

Mouthpiece (dir. Guo Xizhi) This week we are spotlighting the Reel China Documentary Biennial, which held its Fifth edition last October with a showcase of nine recent documentaries produced by independent filmmakers in China. To commemorate the event, we are posting a handful of reports by attendees of the festival. By Christopher Campbell Guo Xizhi’s Mouthpiece is part of the recent “vérité” tradition in Chinese documentary that continues to be partly inspired by the work o

Lives, Feelings, and Faith: Report From Reel China #3

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Dec 14, 2010

Lives, Feelings, and Faith: Report From Reel China #3

Disorder (dir. Huang Weikai) This week we are spotlighting the Reel China Documentary Biennial, which held its Fifth edition last October with a showcase of nine recent documentaries produced by independent filmmakers in China. To commemorate the event, we are posting a handful of reports by attendees of the festival. By Mirela David Three documentaries made an impression on me at the 5th Reel China Documentary Biennial: Du Haibin’s 1428, Ji Dan’s Spiral Staircase of Harbin a

On the Edge of Documentary in China: The Films of Yang Rui at NYU

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Dec 13, 2010

On the Edge of Documentary in China: The Films of Yang Rui at NYU

The Bimo Records (dir. Yang Rui) Event Date and Time: December 17, 2010 1:30pm – 7:30pm Location: Department of Cinema Studies, Michelson Theater 721 Broadway, Room 648 New York, NY 10003 On the Edge of Documentary in China: The Films of Yang Rui 1:30pm – 3:00pm Bimo Records Bimoji (2006, 91 min, English subtitles) In the Daliang Mountains of Sichuan live the tribal Yi people. Their priests, or bimo, communicate with the spirit world on behalf of the community. Yang foll

Accessing the Everyday: Report From Reel China #2

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Dec 13, 2010

Accessing the Everyday: Report From Reel China #2

1428 (dir. Du Haibin) This week we are spotlighting the Reel China Documentary Biennial, which held its Fifth edition last October with a showcase of nine recent documentaries produced by independent filmmakers in China. To commemorate the event, we are posting a handful of reports by attendees of the festival. Be sure to read the first report previously published, “Absurdity, Art and Life on Tape” by Isabella Tianzi Cai. Accessing the Everyday By Carol Wang How does one acce

Absurdity, Art, and Life on <i>Tape</i>: Report from the 2010 Reel China Documentary Biennial

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Nov 12, 2010

Absurdity, Art, and Life on <i>Tape</i>: Report from the 2010 Reel China Documentary Biennial

Tape (dir. Li Ning) By Isabella Tianzi Cai Published as part of Dong Week at dGenerate Films, a series of articles on Jia Zhangke and the art world in China. Absurdity loomed large at the Reel China Documentary Biennial this year, held at New York University from October 15-17. The two film directors on hand, Huang Weikai and Du Haibin, repeatedly used “absurd” to describe the message that they wanted their films to convey. In Huang’s Disorder and Du’s 1428, this sense of abs

Pictures from the U.S. Tour of Du Haibin and <i>1428</i>

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Nov 1, 2010

Pictures from the U.S. Tour of Du Haibin and <i>1428</i>

Du Haibin speaks at the YMCA Chinatown in San Francisco, event co-sponsored by the S.F. Asia Society The two-week tour of Du Haibin and 1428 across the U.S. has finally concluded. We were able to collect a few photos along the way. We extend our deepest gratitude to all of the venues and sponsors that played host to Du Haibin and his award-winning film. Special thanks to New York University and Reel China for sponsoring Du Haibin’s first-ever visit to the U.S., which made al

Reel China is Back! NYU hosts Fifth Edition of Chinese Doc Showcase

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Oct 7, 2010

Reel China is Back! NYU hosts Fifth Edition of Chinese Doc Showcase

Disorder (dir. Huang Weikai) The Reel China @NYU Documentary Film Festival presents a sampling of the most outstanding contemporary independent documentaries produced in China. Participating filmmakers range from more experienced professional documentarians to young novices. As their disparate visions extend and overlap, we witness the persistent presence of independent cameras that, amidst the disorienting transformation in China, assures the discovery and documentation of f

Documentary master Zhao Liang at Minneapolis (tonight!), Boston and New York (next week!)

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Jan 29, 2010

Documentary master Zhao Liang at Minneapolis (tonight!), Boston and New York (next week!)

Petition (dir. Zhao Liang) In the recent Top Ten Chinese Films of the 2000s poll, one of the top-ranked documentaries was Zhao Liang’s Petition: The Court of the Complainants. A pretty impressive showing, given that the film was just released last year and has been seen by relatively few people, even in Chinese cinema circles. Tonight folks in Minneapolis will have a chance to see what some are calling the most exciting Chinese documentary since West of the Tracks. Zhao Liang

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