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Chinatown Files
directed by Amy Chen, 1957-; produced by Amy Chen, 1957- and Ying Chan (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
Amy Chen’s acclaimed new documentary The Chinatown Files reveals the hidden story of Chinese-American men and women who were hunted down, jailed, and targeted for deportation during the Cold War hysteria of the 1950’s and l960’s. Their interviews are interwoven with rare home movies, photographs and archival...
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directed by Amy Chen, 1957-; produced by Amy Chen, 1957- and Ying Chan (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
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Amy Chen’s acclaimed new documentary The Chinatown Files reveals the hidden story of Chinese-American men and women who were hunted down, jailed, and targeted for deportation during the Cold War hysteria of the 1950’s and l960’s. Their interviews are interwoven with rare home movies, photographs and archival films exploring the prejudice and xenophobia surrounding U.S.-China relations. During the McCarthy era witchhunts, the loyalties of ov...
Amy Chen’s acclaimed new documentary The Chinatown Files reveals the hidden story of Chinese-American men and women who were hunted down, jailed, and targeted for deportation during the Cold War hysteria of the 1950’s and l960’s. Their interviews are interwoven with rare home movies, photographs and archival films exploring the prejudice and xenophobia surrounding U.S.-China relations. During the McCarthy era witchhunts, the loyalties of over ten thousand American citizens of Chinese descent were questioned based on their ethnicity and alleged risk to national security. Henry Chin, a laundry worker and president of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance and the China Daily News, describes how "Chinese immigrants came to America for a better life for themselves and the loved ones they left behind in their impoverished villages." Yet for sending money home, his friends were charged by the U.S. government for trading with the enemy and his life was shattered by constant FBI surveillance and harassment. Other people featured in the film include several members of Mun Ching, the Chinese American Democratic Youth League in San Francisco who were harassed by the FBI. Several agents speak candidly of the FBI objectives in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and New York. The Chinatown Files is a cautionary tale of how nationalist paranoia can quickly lead to racially-motivated violations of civil rights and liberties. It serves as a dramatic and enduring reminder of the fragility of constitutional protections, encouraging viewers to reexamine the democratic promises of the American government and to hold all of society responsible when rights are infringed. College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amy Chen, 1957-, Ying Chan
Author / Creator
Amy Chen, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Chinese people, Citizenship, Communism, Immigrant populations, McCarthy Era, U.S., 1949-1954, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), Chinese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Shanghai Tales, 1, The War of Growing Up
directed by Dingding Ke and Jing Guo, in Shanghai Tales, 1 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 59 mins
This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view. It portrays the daily lives of ordinary people living in one of its busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, an opportunity to assess the similarities and learn from the differences between our...
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directed by Dingding Ke and Jing Guo, in Shanghai Tales, 1 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 59 mins
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This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view. It portrays the daily lives of ordinary people living in one of its busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, an opportunity to assess the similarities and learn from the differences between our cultures.It is the first day of school in Grade 4 of the Shanghai Experimental Primary School. The film follows the chlldren through th...
This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view. It portrays the daily lives of ordinary people living in one of its busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, an opportunity to assess the similarities and learn from the differences between our cultures.It is the first day of school in Grade 4 of the Shanghai Experimental Primary School. The film follows the chlldren through the whole semester as they learn, misbehave, flirt, play and take exams. Their teachers observe their behavior and progress and share insights with each other.The focus is on three children, including Gu, a smart boy but a show off, who is often in trouble for fighting and is teased by his classmates for crying when he is ignored.One of the remarkable features of this film is the naturalness of the pupils who seem oblivious to being filmed. The documentary allows the viewer to see the educational system in China at work. When some children do poorly on a math test the whole class loses points. But much attention is paid to each individual child and the teachers strive to maintain discipline and academic success. In this spontaneous film we see the formation of new generation of Chinese children.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Dingding Ke, Jing Guo
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Shanghai Tales
Topic / Theme
Childhood, Classes and classrooms, Coeducational schools, Educational occupations, Educational systems, Elementary schools, School curriculums, Students, Area Studies
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Cities on Speed, 1, Shanghai: Space
directed by Nanna Frank Moller, 1972-; produced by Helle Faber, in Cities on Speed, 1 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 1 hour 1 mins
Soon more than 550 cities world wide will have a population of more than one million. In 2030 eighty percent of the world's population will live in cities. Megacities have traditionally been economic and political power centers but today the fastest growing cities are in developing nations.
The new challenge is t...
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directed by Nanna Frank Moller, 1972-; produced by Helle Faber, in Cities on Speed, 1 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 1 hour 1 mins
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Soon more than 550 cities world wide will have a population of more than one million. In 2030 eighty percent of the world's population will live in cities. Megacities have traditionally been economic and political power centers but today the fastest growing cities are in developing nations.
The new challenge is that cities are growing helter skelter rather than planned. There is an acute need for new models of city planning to prevent collapses...
Soon more than 550 cities world wide will have a population of more than one million. In 2030 eighty percent of the world's population will live in cities. Megacities have traditionally been economic and political power centers but today the fastest growing cities are in developing nations.
The new challenge is that cities are growing helter skelter rather than planned. There is an acute need for new models of city planning to prevent collapses under such huge social, economic and environmental pressure. If cities are to remain livable, the problems of population increase must be understood and dealt with. Cities on Speed shows how four different megacities are dealing with this challenge. What are the visions and the solutions and how do they affect the inhabitants?
Shanghai
Shanghai is not just a city - it's an explosion of 4,000 skyscrapers, thousands of miles of highway, millions of citizens and thousands of government planners. Vast communities need to be expropriated to make way for new skyscrapers, roads and industries. The government tries to control it, the citizens try to use it but Shanghai is beyond control.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Helle Faber
Author / Creator
Nanna Frank Moller, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Cities on Speed
Topic / Theme
Cities, Construction, Dwellings, Population growth, Area Studies
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Cyberwar in China
directed by Jakob Gottschau, fl. 2002; produced by Jakob Gottschau, fl. 2002 (Alexandria, VA: Filmakers Library, 2013), 28 mins
A half hour documentary about social media in China. With more than a half billion people online - China is the world's largest Internet nation. And on Weibo - the Chinese answer to Facebook and Twitter, the Chinese manifests themselves more sharp and critical than ever before. Embark on a travel in the digital Ch...
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directed by Jakob Gottschau, fl. 2002; produced by Jakob Gottschau, fl. 2002 (Alexandria, VA: Filmakers Library, 2013), 28 mins
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A half hour documentary about social media in China. With more than a half billion people online - China is the world's largest Internet nation. And on Weibo - the Chinese answer to Facebook and Twitter, the Chinese manifests themselves more sharp and critical than ever before. Embark on a travel in the digital China and meet some of the most controversial bloggers, and see what is possible to write and upload from a Weibo account before the Chin...
A half hour documentary about social media in China. With more than a half billion people online - China is the world's largest Internet nation. And on Weibo - the Chinese answer to Facebook and Twitter, the Chinese manifests themselves more sharp and critical than ever before. Embark on a travel in the digital China and meet some of the most controversial bloggers, and see what is possible to write and upload from a Weibo account before the Chinese censorship shut it down.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jakob Gottschau, fl. 2002, Brian Patterson
Author / Creator
Jakob Gottschau, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Brian Patterson
Topic / Theme
Politics, Internet, Communication, Politics & Current Affairs
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Shanghai Bride
directed by Sam Voutas; produced by Melanie Ansley (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 52 mins
How does the average man find a wife in materialistic Shanghai? There are two single males to every single female and the women are increasingly picky and middle-class. The effects of the one-child policy combined with a rapid revolution in China's values and lifestyles, have created increasingly selective middle-...
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directed by Sam Voutas; produced by Melanie Ansley (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 52 mins
Description
How does the average man find a wife in materialistic Shanghai? There are two single males to every single female and the women are increasingly picky and middle-class. The effects of the one-child policy combined with a rapid revolution in China's values and lifestyles, have created increasingly selective middle- class Shanghai women. For working class men, finding a wife is a quest that requires money, time, and the strength to withstand countl...
How does the average man find a wife in materialistic Shanghai? There are two single males to every single female and the women are increasingly picky and middle-class. The effects of the one-child policy combined with a rapid revolution in China's values and lifestyles, have created increasingly selective middle- class Shanghai women. For working class men, finding a wife is a quest that requires money, time, and the strength to withstand countless disappointments.
Wu is an electrician, earning 1,000 yuan (U.S.$125) per month. His ex-wife left him to find a wealthier man, and he has spent a large percentage of his income on dating agencies and newspaper classifieds in the hope of finding a nice woman to marry. Aileen is one of a growing number of professional, independent Shanghai women who no longer feel the traditional pressures of marrying early. Like many others, Aileen prefers foreign boyfriends, thereby completely skipping over local men like Wu in favor of finding a mate of higher status.
Shanghai Bride is a rare portrait of ordinary people in an extraordinary social predicament, a window on the materialistic and cut-throat nature of Shanghai's marriage market. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Melanie Ansley
Author / Creator
Sam Voutas
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Women's issues, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Shanghai Tales, 3, When My Child is Born
directed by Dingding Ke and Jing Guo; produced by Dingding Ke, Jing Guo and Lawrence Elman, fl. 2002, in Shanghai Tales, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 1 hour
This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view and portrays daily life in one of the nation's busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, giving viewers an opportunity to assess the similarities and differences between China and other cultures.T...
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directed by Dingding Ke and Jing Guo; produced by Dingding Ke, Jing Guo and Lawrence Elman, fl. 2002, in Shanghai Tales, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 1 hour
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This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view and portrays daily life in one of the nation's busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, giving viewers an opportunity to assess the similarities and differences between China and other cultures.This remarkable film profiles a couple that craves personal freedom, but is faced with the unwanted constraints of parenthood. In a soci...
This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view and portrays daily life in one of the nation's busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, giving viewers an opportunity to assess the similarities and differences between China and other cultures.This remarkable film profiles a couple that craves personal freedom, but is faced with the unwanted constraints of parenthood. In a society where grandmothers are expected to care for babies, how much freedom is it reasonable for a mother to expect?When Jun finds herself pregnant, she agrees to marry Long to avoid stigma and judgment. Jun is an English translator with a specialty in Virginia Woolf novels who identifies strongly with Woolf’s quest for independence. Long is a PhD candidate who is bored with reading about Karl Marx and takes a different approach to studying his subject.The film captures disagreements between Jun and her mother as new child-rearing theories spar with traditional ones. Jun’s disdain for her mother and plans for her career only elevate the tension, as she reveals her intentions to travel to Australia for coursework, leaving her husband and baby behind. When My Child Is Born gives audiences a glimpse of one manifestation of feminism in a Chinese family.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dingding Ke, Jing Guo, Lawrence Elman, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Dingding Ke, Jing Guo
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Shanghai Tales
Topic / Theme
Family, Pregnancy, Cultural norms, Childcare, Family relationships, Daughters, Mothers, Children, Feminism, Gender roles, Area Studies
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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
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Zhang's Diner
directed by Mika Koskinen (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 1 hour
An impoverished Chinese couple move to Beijing from their home town in search of a better life. They invest what little they have in a shabby diner and begin a new life. The film follows Zhang's and Xiao's restaurant business over a period of three years. The couple's problems at times reach almost comical proport...
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directed by Mika Koskinen (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 1 hour
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An impoverished Chinese couple move to Beijing from their home town in search of a better life. They invest what little they have in a shabby diner and begin a new life. The film follows Zhang's and Xiao's restaurant business over a period of three years. The couple's problems at times reach almost comical proportions. There are no customers, but they continue to make an effort. The couple represents a phenomenon that has become part of everyday...
An impoverished Chinese couple move to Beijing from their home town in search of a better life. They invest what little they have in a shabby diner and begin a new life. The film follows Zhang's and Xiao's restaurant business over a period of three years. The couple's problems at times reach almost comical proportions. There are no customers, but they continue to make an effort. The couple represents a phenomenon that has become part of everyday life for tens of millions of Chinese. As China follows the global economy, it is the rural residents who used to make their living in state run cooperatives who now find themselves destitute. The large cities are full of illegal job seekers who have no basic security and are harassed by the local police, adding to their troubles. Nevertheless, the diner in Beijing has an essentially warm and optimistic atmosphere. The young couple carries on with their lives, through joy and worry, determined to succeed. College Adult
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Mika Koskinen
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Business, Economics, Restaurants and Other Eating Places, Business & Economics
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Mao's New Suit
directed by Sally Ingleton, fl. 2000; produced by Sally Ingleton, fl. 2000, Singing Nomad Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 53 mins
For decades people in China modeled themselves on Chairman Mao who wore a simple worker's outfit in blue or grey. It was known as the "Mao Suit." To wear anything different meant that you stood out, and in China any sign of independent thought had always been dangerous. But China's doors have opened – and so hav...
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directed by Sally Ingleton, fl. 2000; produced by Sally Ingleton, fl. 2000, Singing Nomad Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 53 mins
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For decades people in China modeled themselves on Chairman Mao who wore a simple worker's outfit in blue or grey. It was known as the "Mao Suit." To wear anything different meant that you stood out, and in China any sign of independent thought had always been dangerous. But China's doors have opened – and so have people's wardrobes.This irrepressible film follows the fortunes of two attractive thirty- year-old Bejing fashion designers who are o...
For decades people in China modeled themselves on Chairman Mao who wore a simple worker's outfit in blue or grey. It was known as the "Mao Suit." To wear anything different meant that you stood out, and in China any sign of independent thought had always been dangerous. But China's doors have opened – and so have people's wardrobes.This irrepressible film follows the fortunes of two attractive thirty- year-old Bejing fashion designers who are out to make their mark on the international fashion industry. Both women were born during the Cultural Revolution, but unlike their parents, they are dedicated to their careers, not to politics.Sun Jian, witty and confident, and her friend Guo Pei, softer and more diplomatic, travel to Shanghai to participate in the most important fashion show. Once there, they are plagued by problems – the slide projectors don't work; the student models are uncomfortable with the bold clothes; the location doesn't attract the press. But the show must go on and the friends are optimistic that it will be better next year. A delightful film to show the human face of changing China. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sally Ingleton, fl. 2000, Singing Nomad Productions
Author / Creator
Sally Ingleton, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Area Studies
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Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Monkey King Looks West
directed by Christine Choy, 1953-; produced by Renee Tajima (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 43 mins
This colorful production contrasts the rich heritage of Chinese opera with the day-to-day realities of its emigréperformers in New York's Chinatown. It depicts the efforts of three classically-trained opera artists to keep alive their revered art form for the generation of young Chinese-Americans who would otherw...
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directed by Christine Choy, 1953-; produced by Renee Tajima (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 43 mins
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This colorful production contrasts the rich heritage of Chinese opera with the day-to-day realities of its emigréperformers in New York's Chinatown. It depicts the efforts of three classically-trained opera artists to keep alive their revered art form for the generation of young Chinese-Americans who would otherwise not be exposed to their tradition.In the time-worn pattern of immigrant life, they spend their days grinding out a living. In their...
This colorful production contrasts the rich heritage of Chinese opera with the day-to-day realities of its emigréperformers in New York's Chinatown. It depicts the efforts of three classically-trained opera artists to keep alive their revered art form for the generation of young Chinese-Americans who would otherwise not be exposed to their tradition.In the time-worn pattern of immigrant life, they spend their days grinding out a living. In their spare time each performs and teaches Chinese opera. Scenes from the classic work Monkey King Looks West stand as a metaphor for cultural survival. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Renee Tajima
Author / Creator
Christine Choy, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Music, Theater, Humanities
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Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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