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No Sex, No Violence, No News
directed by Susan Lambert, fl. 1990 and Stefan Moore, fl. 1975; produced by Stefan Moore, fl. 1975 and Susan Lambert, fl. 1990, Film Australia Ltd. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 56 mins
This unique film examines the battle raging to control China’s airwaves. Working with a government that allows nothing of social or political import to be broadcast, entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia bring their full complement of consumerism and mindless entertainment to the millions or Chi...
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directed by Susan Lambert, fl. 1990 and Stefan Moore, fl. 1975; produced by Stefan Moore, fl. 1975 and Susan Lambert, fl. 1990, Film Australia Ltd. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 56 mins
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This unique film examines the battle raging to control China’s airwaves. Working with a government that allows nothing of social or political import to be broadcast, entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia bring their full complement of consumerism and mindless entertainment to the millions or Chinese greedy for a glimpse of the outside world.Prof. Leonard Chu of Hong Kong Baptist University sees the arrival of television to the...
This unique film examines the battle raging to control China’s airwaves. Working with a government that allows nothing of social or political import to be broadcast, entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia bring their full complement of consumerism and mindless entertainment to the millions or Chinese greedy for a glimpse of the outside world.Prof. Leonard Chu of Hong Kong Baptist University sees the arrival of television to the villages of China as a positive development, even with its limited programming. He applauds the new openness, providing a "window on the world." On the other hand, we hear from the director of Shanghai Communications whose only interest is in selling. He sees television solely as a tool for promoting Chinese products in their developing market. Gary Darcy, CEO of Murdoch’s Star Network describes how BBC News was cancelled from the schedule because the Chinese government would never allow a newscast from abroad.Dr. Geremie Barme, a widely respected observer of Chinese society says, "Chinese television is a negation of the social contract which provided free educations, pensions, and social services to the people and peasants. Instead, the self sacrificing citizen of the past is being turned into a consumer." College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
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Stefan Moore, fl. 1975, Susan Lambert, fl. 1990, Film Australia Ltd.
Author / Creator
Susan Lambert, fl. 1990, Stefan Moore, fl. 1975
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Journalism, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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To the Light: Chinese Miners
directed by Yuanchen Liu (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2012), 1 hour 8 mins
The bright lights of China’s booming economy are powered by the hard labor of the miners, who work deep in perilous coal shafts around the country. When a miner dies, his family receives a death pension greater than the amount of money he would have made in his lifetime had he stayed alive. In rural China, where...
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directed by Yuanchen Liu (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2012), 1 hour 8 mins
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The bright lights of China’s booming economy are powered by the hard labor of the miners, who work deep in perilous coal shafts around the country. When a miner dies, his family receives a death pension greater than the amount of money he would have made in his lifetime had he stayed alive. In rural China, where farming alone cannot sustain families, miners have no alternative but to risk their lives daily, descending hundreds of meters undergr...
The bright lights of China’s booming economy are powered by the hard labor of the miners, who work deep in perilous coal shafts around the country. When a miner dies, his family receives a death pension greater than the amount of money he would have made in his lifetime had he stayed alive. In rural China, where farming alone cannot sustain families, miners have no alternative but to risk their lives daily, descending hundreds of meters underground to dig out the black ore fueling China’s massive electrical grid.
To the Light delves into the hopes and struggles of the mining families of Sichuan, in western China. The father of two, Luo originally became a coal miner to pay the fine for violating China’s One Child Policy. Hui, son of another miner, prefers to be a coal-train driver than to work far from home. For many families, coal mining has become the principal source of income and the only alternative to factory jobs in distant cities. The mines are notoriously dangerous and thousands are killed every year. Going deep underground, the film exposes the perils faced by these miners, the slim rewards, and dire consequences when things go wrong. In spite of the risks, the working poor continue to flock to the mines, unable to heed the warning that earning a living wage may also mean dying for it.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Yuanchen Liu
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Child labor, Energy industry, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Filmakers Library.
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