PBS “POV” Lists Essential Documentaries About China
Disorder (dir. Huang Weikai) tied for most mentions in PBS' poll of essential documentaries about China Last month the acclaimed...
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- Aug 28, 2011
CinemaTalk: Conversation with Edward Wong of the New York Times on Chinese Indie Filmmaking
In the August 14 edition of the New York Times, Edward Wong profiles Zhao Liang, director of two of the most fearlessly independent...
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- Aug 13, 2011
Zhao Liang profiled in New York Times
Mr. Zhao’s evolution from a filmmaker hounded by the government to one whom it celebrates offers a window into hard choices that face...
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- Jan 14, 2011
“The Power of Committed and Honest Cinema.” New York Times Reviews <i>Petition</i> and <
This week on dGenerate we will be featuring articles related to Zhao Liang’s acclaimed documentary Crime and Punishment to coincide with...
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- Jan 14, 2011
Zhao Liang (<i>Petition, Crime and Punishment</i>) directs AIDS documentary in China
A scene from Together (dir. Zhao Liang) This week on dGenerate we will be featuring articles related to Zhao Liang’s acclaimed...
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- Jan 14, 2011
Zhao Liang Interviewed on <i>Petition</i>
This week on dGenerate we will be featuring articles related to Zhao Liang’s acclaimed documentary Crime and Punishment to coincide with...
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- Jan 13, 2011
Reviews Are In: Unanimous Praise for <i>Crime and Punishment</i> and <i>Petition</i>, Now Playing in
Petition (dir. Zhao Liang) Today is the first day of screenings for the indomitable Zhao Liang at Anthology Film Archives, and we...
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- Jan 12, 2011
CinemaTalk: Conversation with Zhao Liang, director of <i>Crime and Punishment</i> and <i>Petition</i
This week on dGenerate we will be featuring articles related to Zhao Liang’s acclaimed documentary Crime and Punishment to coincide with...
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- Jan 6, 2011
Zhao Liang’s <i>Petition</i> and <i>Crime and Punishment</i> Screening at Anthology Film Archi
“Zhao Liang captures those sides of life that are ignored by official politics and, in so doing, acts as a chronicler of everyday life....
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- Jan 6, 2011
Profile on Current State of Chinese documentaries
Karamay (dir. Xu Xin) Taiwan News has a highly informative article by Yali Chen comparing documentary production and distribution in...
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- Nov 15, 2010
Zhao Liang’s Beijing Landscape Exhibition, now through December 7
Poster for Beijing Landscape exhibition (click to englarge) By Sara Beretta In depicting the instability of China’s social environment,...
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- Aug 17, 2010
CinemaTalk: Conversation with Zhao Liang, director of <i>Crime and Punisment</i> and <i>Petition</i>
Zhao Liang Zhao Liang is one of China’s leading artists working in video, photography and documentary film. His work examines both rural...
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- Jun 30, 2010
RealTime Reviews Films by dGenerate Directors at HKIFF
The High Life (dir. Zhao Dayong) by Isabella Tianzi Cai RealTime Arts, Australia’s critical guide to contemporary international arts,...
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- May 21, 2010
Banned Chinese Independent Documentaries Shine Overseas
Director Ai Xiaoming The Epoch Times has an informative article by Liang Zhen on Chinese independent documentaries, published on the...
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- May 12, 2010
Zhao Liang’s <i>Petition</i> screening at Migrating Forms Festival
Petition (dir. Zhao Liang) As this year’s Cannes Film Festival gets into gear this weekend, one of the standout films from last year’s...
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- Apr 1, 2010
Three dGenerate Directors Win at Hong Kong Film Festival
Awards ceremony at Hong Kong International Film Festival (photo courtesy Lantern Films) The Hong Kong International Film Festival gave...
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- Mar 10, 2010
Hail! Hail! Hail! The State of Chinese Cinema, Part Three
This is the second part of a three-part essay by Zhang Xianmin on the state of contemporary Chinese cinema. Read Parts One and Two....
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- Feb 1, 2010
Zhao Liang interviewed about </i>Petition</i>
Zhao Liang To commemorate Zhao Liang’s visit to the United States, we have translated a lengthy interview with Zhao, originally published...
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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...
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