Nujiang and the Origin of Chinese Independent Documentary
WANG Xiaolu Abstract This article proposes that a series of works can be seen as the origins of Chinese independent […]
Ending or Starting – Researching the Fragments of the Pre-history of Chinese Independent Cinema
CAO Kai Abstract Based on first-hand research, this article employs a non-linear and media archaeological mode to investigate historical materials […]
The Birth of a Documentary: The Pre-History or Tale of Bumming in Beijing
CUI Weiping Abstract Considering Bumming in Beijing as a living work, what the film absorbed and released were the energies […]
The 1980s: The Origins or Pre-History of Chinese Independent Cinema
WANG Xiaolu, Sabrina Qiong YU Chinese independent cinema did not ‘pop out of a rock’. In the past two decades, […]
Queer Media in China: A Brief History
25 August 2022 In this talk, Dr Hongwei Bao introduces the history of queer community media in China from the […]
“Embrace queerness!”: An Interview with Queer Squad
In this interview, Hongwei Bao from Queer Lens interviews Pei from Queer Squad, a Frankfurt-based feminist and queer group. Pei […]
‘Think Like an Archipelago’——Regarding the Japanese-Chinese Independent Film Culture Connections (1989-2020)
MA Ran This inaugural issue of Chinese Independent Cinema Observer focuses on the interconnections between Chinese independent cinema and contemporary […]
When Currents Collide: Chinese Independent Cinema and Japan
AKIYAMA Tamako cTranslator: Michael TSANG My First Encounter with Chinese Independent Cinema Beijing Film Academy, 1992. The city of Beijing […]
Preface
NAKAYAMA Hiroki Abstract Many Chinese independent films have been introduced to Japan since the 1990s. We have made these four […]
D Chinese Indie Films Screened in Japanese Film Festivals
Document compiler: NAKAYAMA Hiroki Abstract Many Chinese independent films have been introduced to Japan since the 1990s. We have made […]