Updated: 2013-05-24 15:20
By Kelly Chung Dawson in New York (China Daily)
An urge to record (click here) the phenomenon of China's transformation over the past two decades has propelled what has come to be known as the New Chinese Documentary Film Movement.
Pioneers such as Duan Jinchuan, Zhang Yuan and Wu Wenguang have pushed a hugely influential "reality aesthetic", taking advantage of developing technologies that allow regular citizens to tell the stories they believe are important.
Chinese Realities/Documentary Visions, which runs at New York's Museum of Modern Art until June 1, showcases 28 films that comprise a selection of the movement's most important works.
Kevin B. Lee, vice-president of programming and education for dGenerate Films, is co-curator of the exhibition with Sally Berger, assistant curator in the department of film at MoMA.
It is the largest program of independent Chinese films to be staged outside of China, according to MoMA....
Michael is looking good. He has a twitter account where his friends go for a walk with him. An online friend inspired him when stated, the folks in power that can't get along need to go for a walk, so Michael Moore decided to try it and he liked it. He has inspired many on Twitter to join him.
This new independent theater is a sigh of relief to a global community of filmmakers. It should to be a home to some of the most insightful filmmakers in the world.
Filmmaking inherently carries with it democracy. Knowledge moves nations forward and independent documentarians carry a large responsibility for consolidating understanding about a person's world. I congratulate NYC for this wonderful contribution to democracy. But, in reflection where else would it begin? I would encourage Europe to carry forward with their own version as should Australia and other democratic nations.
Independent filmmakers now have a permanent home in NYC (click here)
Documentarians Michael Moore (l.), Jon Alpert (c.) and Morgan Spurlock break ground Tuesday for a new cinema on Lafayette St. in an 1896 firehouse. Moore, a longtime gun control advocate, and Spurlock reviled Congress for rejecting expanded gun background checks.
By Joanna Molloy
May 7, 2013
Michael Moore isn't known for his high praise of politicians, but, when asked Tuesday about Mayor Bloomber's gun control crusade, the filmmaker gave him a shout out.
"It's wonderful!" and exultant Moore said to the Daily News at the groundbreaking of the nation's first documentary-only cinema, which will be built in Downtown Community Television Center's 1`896 firehouse on Lafayette St. "Bloomber is a huge threat to those guys in Washington. He's on a tear, and I don't think we've sen one-tenth of his wrath...
This new independent theater is a sigh of relief to a global community of filmmakers. It should to be a home to some of the most insightful filmmakers in the world.
Filmmaking inherently carries with it democracy. Knowledge moves nations forward and independent documentarians carry a large responsibility for consolidating understanding about a person's world. I congratulate NYC for this wonderful contribution to democracy. But, in reflection where else would it begin? I would encourage Europe to carry forward with their own version as should Australia and other democratic nations.
Independent filmmakers now have a permanent home in NYC (click here)
Documentarians Michael Moore (l.), Jon Alpert (c.) and Morgan Spurlock break ground Tuesday for a new cinema on Lafayette St. in an 1896 firehouse. Moore, a longtime gun control advocate, and Spurlock reviled Congress for rejecting expanded gun background checks.
By Joanna Molloy
May 7, 2013
Michael Moore isn't known for his high praise of politicians, but, when asked Tuesday about Mayor Bloomber's gun control crusade, the filmmaker gave him a shout out.
"It's wonderful!" and exultant Moore said to the Daily News at the groundbreaking of the nation's first documentary-only cinema, which will be built in Downtown Community Television Center's 1`896 firehouse on Lafayette St. "Bloomber is a huge threat to those guys in Washington. He's on a tear, and I don't think we've sen one-tenth of his wrath...
