In Pursuit of Trugh: Once Upon A Time In China

Li, Qiao

Abstract

This documentary film is about the filmmaking journey of Hu Jie who was a former member of the Air Force of the People’s Liberation Army and became an internationally renowned documentary filmmaker. He has been reported by mainstream media such as New York Times and The Guardian etc. Hu Jie started his filmmaking career by making a documentary film entitled The Artists of the Beijing Old Summer Palace in 1993, and is well known for his documentary films on censored histories and characters of Cultural Revolution in China, and Chinese workers’ suffering during China’s rapid modernization. This documentary film is both reflexive and experimental.

• Exhibition Performance Type: Other
• Start Date: May 16, 2023
• End Date: May 26, 2023
• Deposit Date: Jul 14, 2023