A Long Way Home

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 13:50:23 GMT

A Long Way Home takes us on a fascinating journey into both the grim days of recent Chinese history and the dazzling cultural scene in present-day China. The film centers around five of the most significant representatives of contemporary Chinese counterculture: the visual artists the Gao Brothers, the choreographer and dancer Wen Hui, the animation artist Pi San and the poet Ye Fu. With bravery and subversive wit, they each shed light on the social problems in their country from their unique perspective. Their vision is of a democratic and humane civil society, and, increasingly, their struggle seems as relevant for the world today as it is for China.

Extras:

Interview with Luc Schaedler at Dharamshala International Film Festival (4:45 min)
Ye Fu - On Writing His First Poems (3:30 min)

Wen Hui - Are You A Proletarian? (2:30 min)
Pi San - On Leaving the Country (1 min)
Pi San - Blow Up School (original Kuang Kuang clip) (7:45 min)
Gao Shen - On His Long Way Home (1:30 min)

Selected Screenings
Nomination Prix de Soleure, Nomination für Swiss Film Award, Solothurner Filmtage, Switzerland, 2018

EPOS Intl. Art Filmfestival, Tel Aviv (Israel), 2020

Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels, France, 2019
42e Festival des films du monde Montréal, Canada, 2018
Dharamshala International Film Festival, India, 2018
Innsbruck International Film Festival, Austria, 2019

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