Fu Beimeng
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Premiering in Your Inbox: China’s New Indie Doc Sensation
It’s not your typical viral hit. Self-directed, self-funded, and shot mostly on a simple camcorder, the film follows the lives of coal workers in rural Hunan, a central Chinese province. Read More
Chinese Dinner Table Talk Tells Universal Story
In Zhu Shengze's three-hour long documentary “Another Year,” 13 family meals show the personal side of China’s urbanization. Read More
How a Small Town Family’s Tale Captivated China’s ‘Cultured Youth’
In January 2019, “Four Springs” went on general release in the Chinese mainland — a rare honor for a documentary film about an ordinary family. It has received nearly 100,000 ratings on Douban with an average score of 8.9 out of 10, making it a cultural phenomenon. Read More
Cult-like Restaurant Exposes China’s Appetite for Ponzi Schemes
Filmmaker Zhou Mingying discusses his surreal encounter with an authoritarian restaurateur while making his documentary ‘The Land of Peach Blossoms.’ The film premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) last year. Read More
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