ZENG Jinyan; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract This article analyses a series of ‘Desiring China: Sexuality and Female Subjectivity’ screening and discussion […]

CHAO Shi-yan; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract Aiming to sketch the contour of ‘queer moving images’ in mainland Chinese independent cinema, this […]

Luisa PRUDENTINO; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract This paper is an introductory essay on Chinese independent documentaries about rural migrant workers. It […]

LIN Xin; Translator: Michelle DEETER Abstract The following article is a reflection and discussion on the practice of filming documentaries […]

Luke ROBINSON; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract This commentary discusses the Chinese term xianchang (现场) and its significance to independent documentary. […]

YU Yaqin; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract The term minjian (民间) exhibition – or grassroots exhibition – refers not only to […]

FAN Xiang Abstract This short article sketches the sphere of alternative film exhibition culture in the PRC along the axes […]

ZHANG Yaxuan; Translator: WU Bo Abstract This article discusses the connotation of the term ‘alternative space’, and explores the evolution […]

Karin CHIEN; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract The political shifts of the last decade have transformed the meaning of two keywords ‘Chinese’ […]

Chris BERRY; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract The meaning of the idea of being ‘independent’ varies according to the context. To […]