Documentaries

DOCUMENTARIES

 

  • 2015: The documentary that exposed China’s air pollution crisis

    2015: The documentary that exposed China’s air pollution crisis

    Title: Under The Dome Director: Chai Jing Release date: 2015 Duration: 124 min Language: Mandarin Subtitles: Simplified Chinese; English, Spanish, French, German or Japanese. “Under the Dome” By Chai Jing “Under the Dome” (2015), directed by investigative journalist Chai Jing, confronts China’s escalating air pollution crisis with unflinching clarity. Through powerful visuals and hard-hitting investigations,…

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  • 2016: The documentary that triggered China’s waste import ban

    2016: The documentary that triggered China’s waste import ban

    Title: Plastic China Director: Wang Jiuliang Release date: 2016 Duration: 82 min Language: Mandarin Subtitles: English “Plastic China” By Wang Jiuliang “Plastic China” (2016), directed by filmmaker Wang Jiuliang, takes an unfiltered look at the lives of two Chinese families who survive by recycling plastic waste imported from developed countries to be treated and recycled…

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  • 2023: The film that documented China’s White Paper protests

    2023: The film that documented China’s White Paper protests

    Title: Not the Foreign Force Director: Chen Pinlin Release date: 2023 Duration: 77 min Language: Mandarin Subtitles: English “Not the Foreign Force” By Chen Pinlin “Not the Foreign Force” (2023), directed by filmmaker Chen Pinlin, captures the raw defiance of China’s “White Paper protests” during the final days of the Zero-Covid policy. The movement was…

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