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Useless
Portrait of the unusual Chinese fashion designer Ma Ke, who incorporates the natural process of growth and decay in her clothes. But Jia goes further:Published on: -
Troubled Laughter
Absurdist political melodrama with experimental flourishes. A reporter dedicated to truth is lured into a nightmare of political propaganda from whichPublished on: -
Waltz on Thin Air
In this respectful, meandering documentary, we meet various people who are just beyond normal.Published on: -
Go for Broke
Modern neo-realism from China. Unemployed people in Shanghai optimistically start their own companies. Business is coloured by many impediments and byPublished on: -
Winter Story
Broad, realistic love story set in a cold winter in a poor outer suburb of Beijing. In the middle of the bustle and the crowds,…Published on: -
i-Mirror
Artist adopted the persona of a pretty young woman in Second Life. In the Internet world she became involved in a relationship with a man…Published on: -
Crossroads
A secondary school in a boring provincial town in northern China. Boys and girls. Goodies hard at their studies or crooks busy forming gangs. Loving…Published on: -
The Summer Solstice
Young fortune hunter with business problems disguises himself as a Buddhist monk. When he makes a woman pregnant, she is soon left behind with a…Published on: -
Nirvana
Installation by a young Chinese film maker who brought his début film to Rotterdam last year. Now he makes his debut as an installation maker…Published on: -
History of Chemistry 1 & 2
The film is not about history or chemistry. An artist re-invented film making and indulges in an imagined portrayal of non-existent stories. Funny, coPublished on: