The Land of Peach Blossoms (China, 2018) [CVF 2019]
Addressing issues similar to those found in Tracy Dong’s In Character (2018) is Zhou Mingying’s The Land of Peach Blossoms. On the surface, the two...
In Character (China, 2018) [CVF 2019]
In 2012, filmmaker Tracy Dong accompanied writer-director Ye Jing during auditions, casting, and rehearsals for a film project that concerns his teenage years in Sichuan...
First Night Nerves (China/Hong Kong, 2018) [CVF 2019]
First Night Nerves finds internationally renowned Hong Kong auteur Stanley Kwan returning to the director’s chair following an extended hiatus. Perhaps in a calculated effort...
A Family Tour (Taiwan/Singapore/Malaysia, 2018) [CVF 2019]
China may be surging far ahead of its competitive rivals with its mushrooming economy and erupting middle class but the country still rules over its...
The Rib (China, 2018) [CVF 2019]
It is through the lens of independent filmmakers like Zhang Wei that we learn a lot about a country’s preoccupations, its neglect and politics towards...
The Drum Tower (China, 2018) [CVF 2019]
When China entered the market economy, the Chinese government strongly encouraged many of its unemployed workers to pursue their own business ambitions in the capital....
Meili (China, 2018) [CVF 2019]
A debut on two fronts, Meili marks the first feature film for both director Zhou Zhou (previously a critic and editor) and lead actress Chi...
Four Springs (China, 2018) [CVF 2019]
Four Springs is not the kind of independent film one would expect to draw much attention in China, particularly given that it is a low-budget...
Turtle Rock (China, 2017) [CVF/BFI Southbank Chinese New Year 2019]
The documentary Turtle Rock, set in the mountain village of Tuan Yu Yan, may be artist Xiao Xiao’s first venture into filmmaking (Wu Wenguang and...
A Way Out (China, 2017) [CVF/BFI Southbank Chinese New Year 2019]
A Way Out, a documentary directed Zheng Qiong and officially released in 2016 in China, has gained traction due to its newfound buzz in Chinese...