Modern Chinese documentary echoes with radicality, with Wang Bing's “West of the Tracks” (2002) and Liu Jiayin's “Oxhide” (2005) serving as flag bearers. Zhang Mengqi is definitively part of this lineage, with “47km 2020” being the 10th instalment of a colossal documental project titled “Self-Portrait”.
Self Portrait: 47 km 2020 is screening at MoMi, as part of the First Look 2024 program
Let us begin by decoding the enigmatic title. “Self Portrait” implies an exploration of identity, yet it diverges from the self-centered, self-indulgent introspection typical of Western cinema of individuals. Instead, the author seeks to achieve it by scrutinizing her origins and intimately exploring her familial and rural environmental influences. A passive form of self-portrayal in a way. “47km”? At 47 kilometers from Suizhou, Hebei, lies her native village. An anonymous name for an everywhere village. Interesting to note that Diaoyutai village has undergone several name changes over time and now stands as only 42Km,...
Self Portrait: 47 km 2020 is screening at MoMi, as part of the First Look 2024 program
Let us begin by decoding the enigmatic title. “Self Portrait” implies an exploration of identity, yet it diverges from the self-centered, self-indulgent introspection typical of Western cinema of individuals. Instead, the author seeks to achieve it by scrutinizing her origins and intimately exploring her familial and rural environmental influences. A passive form of self-portrayal in a way. “47km”? At 47 kilometers from Suizhou, Hebei, lies her native village. An anonymous name for an everywhere village. Interesting to note that Diaoyutai village has undergone several name changes over time and now stands as only 42Km,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Jean Claude
- AsianMoviePulse
Museum of the Moving Image is pleased to announce the complete lineup for the 13th edition of First Look, the Museum's festival of new and innovative international cinema, which will take place in person March 13–17, 2024. Each year, First Look offers a diverse slate of major New York premieres, work-in-progress screenings and sessions, gallery installations, and fresh perspectives on the art and process of filmmaking. This year's festival introduces New York audiences to more than three dozen works from around the world. The guiding ethos of First Look is openness, curiosity, and discovery, aiming to expose audiences to new art, artists to new audiences, and everyone to different methods, perspectives, interrogations, and encounters. For five consecutive days the festival takes over MoMI's two theaters, as well as other rooms and galleries throughout the Museum—with in-person appearances and dialogue integral to the experience. Each night concludes with one of five...
- 2/14/2024
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
“Luoluo's Youth” is the second documentary by director Luo Ziyue, also known as Luo Luo, following her debut feature “Luo Luo's Fear”, which was selected for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in 2021. Luo Luo's second work was chosen for the competition in the second edition of the Mint Chinese Film Festival, the first women-organized Chinese film festival in the UK.
Luoluo's Youth is screening at Mint Chinese Film Festival
The film opens with a peculiar sequence of a woman deciding to practice yoga on the floor of her small kitchen. Soon, the viewer realizes that she is not only the protagonist of the documentary but also its director, Luo Luo. The woman spends her life taking care of her elderly father, occasionally looking after her granddaughter, but above all, sharing her experience with the “Folk Memory Project” members. It is essential to briefly explain the nature of this project...
Luoluo's Youth is screening at Mint Chinese Film Festival
The film opens with a peculiar sequence of a woman deciding to practice yoga on the floor of her small kitchen. Soon, the viewer realizes that she is not only the protagonist of the documentary but also its director, Luo Luo. The woman spends her life taking care of her elderly father, occasionally looking after her granddaughter, but above all, sharing her experience with the “Folk Memory Project” members. It is essential to briefly explain the nature of this project...
- 2/6/2024
- by Siria Falleroni
- AsianMoviePulse
“Behind Your Touch” is a series created by Lee Nam-kyu and starring Han Ji-min, Lee Min-ki, and Suho.
Looking for something different? “Behind Your Touch” is different from its treatment, a laugh-out-loud comedy that suddenly knows how to break its own rhythm to become dramatic and mysterious, all while maintaining its comedic style. . a special one.
A series that revolves around its protagonist, a very special girl with very special powers that make “Behind Your Touch” strangely funny and entertaining.
Although it may not go down in television history, we fear.
Synopsis
The series revolves around Ye-boon, a veterinarian gifted with psychometric abilities, and Jang-yeol, a passionate and determined detective. Together, they form an alliance to tackle minor criminal cases in the picturesque city of Mujin, Chungcheong-do. However, their abilities are put to the test when they become entangled in a perplexing enigma involving a serial killer. Ye-boon is a...
Looking for something different? “Behind Your Touch” is different from its treatment, a laugh-out-loud comedy that suddenly knows how to break its own rhythm to become dramatic and mysterious, all while maintaining its comedic style. . a special one.
A series that revolves around its protagonist, a very special girl with very special powers that make “Behind Your Touch” strangely funny and entertaining.
Although it may not go down in television history, we fear.
Synopsis
The series revolves around Ye-boon, a veterinarian gifted with psychometric abilities, and Jang-yeol, a passionate and determined detective. Together, they form an alliance to tackle minor criminal cases in the picturesque city of Mujin, Chungcheong-do. However, their abilities are put to the test when they become entangled in a perplexing enigma involving a serial killer. Ye-boon is a...
- 8/12/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid - TV
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