Related Films | Week 7
Check out these related films available in the Reed film and video library!
Born under the Red flag: surviving Mao, 113 min. 1997.
Beginning with Mao's death in 1976, continuing with the new leadership of Deng Xiaoping, and concluding with the struggle of China's paradoxical goals of economic prosperity and absolute Communist Party control, we see China transformed into a never-before-seen hybrid of communism and capitalism. Series: China, a century of revolution; pt. 3
China, unleashing the dragon, 203 min, 1995.
4 part series. Episode 1. Dengs legacy / producers, Richard Hall, Alex Gibney (50 min.) -- episode 2. The fragile rice bowl / producers, Brenda Louie, Richard Alexander (50 min.) -- episode 3. The soul of the master / producer, Richard Hall (53 min.) -- episode 4. Hong Kong and the boom towns / producer, Alex Gibney (50 min.)
China in transition, 126 min., 1994.
Eight special reports, originally broadcast on PBS' the MacNeil/Lehrer newshour, about the changing face of China. Topics covered include economic changes, role of the military, women, culture and the arts, higher education, and human rights.
Student protest in China, 1989.
Friday, May 5, 1989 / ABC News. A segment from the television program: Nightline. Students fill Tiananmen Square in a peaceful protest aimed at the Chinese government. The possibility of political repercussions are discussed
China: beyond the clouds, 2 videos, 240 min, 1994.
Filmmaker Phil Agland reveals the everyday drama and passion of contemporary China, a country "steeped in tradition and wracked by change," by focussing on life in one small town in border region.
Hsiao hsi (Small Happiness): Women of a Chinese Village, 58 min, 1990.
An acclaimed documentary, part of a series of three on this village, which examines the social conditions for Chinese women today and in the past, with specific focus on the village of Long Bow. Inhabitants reveal the strides that have been made for women's equality, despite the seeming oppression when observed from a Western viewpoint. Carma Hinton, the American director, grew up in China and participated in the Cultural Revolution as a Red Guard. Chinese is her native language.
