Keyword: Independence | The Road to Independence
GAN Xiao’er; Translator: WU Bo Abstract The author describes the profile of peasant Christian audiences in China through the screening […]
Keyword: Censorship | The ‘Black Hand Army’ of the Silver Screen and ‘Work Honestly and You Will Have a Happy Life’: Two Memories of Film Censorship
ZHANG Zanbo; Translator: Michelle DEETER Abstract Even though many people who are engaged in it would not admit it, film […]
Keyword: Ethics
WANG Xiaolu; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract This article briefly introduces and evaluates the ethical issues Chinese independent cinema has encountered since […]
Keywords: Ethics and Feminism | Desiring Feminism
ZENG Jinyan; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract This article analyses a series of ‘Desiring China: Sexuality and Female Subjectivity’ screening and discussion […]
Keyword: Queer Moving Images
CHAO Shi-yan; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract Aiming to sketch the contour of ‘queer moving images’ in mainland Chinese independent cinema, this […]
Keyword: Migrant Worker
Luisa PRUDENTINO; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract This paper is an introductory essay on Chinese independent documentaries about rural migrant workers. It […]
Keyword: Memory
LIN Xin; Translator: Michelle DEETER Abstract The following article is a reflection and discussion on the practice of filming documentaries […]
Keyword: On-the-Spot
Luke ROBINSON; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract This commentary discusses the Chinese term xianchang (现场) and its significance to independent documentary. […]
Keyword: Grassroots Exhibition
YU Yaqin; Translator: FAN Xiang Abstract The term minjian (民间) exhibition – or grassroots exhibition – refers not only to […]
Keyword: Film Festival/Exhibition
FAN Xiang Abstract This short article sketches the sphere of alternative film exhibition culture in the PRC along the axes […]