Lost course, Human Images ; Icarus Films ; director, Jill Li ; producer, Chai Sheng, Peter Yam
Type
Label
Lost course, Human Images ; Icarus Films ; director, Jill Li ; producer, Chai Sheng, Peter Yam
Language
chi
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Lost course
Oclc number
1264092555
Responsibility statement
Human Images ; Icarus Films ; director, Jill Li ; producer, Chai Sheng, Peter Yam
Runtime
180
Summary
Embedding herself in the village of Wukan, southern China for several years starting in 2011, first-time documentarian Jill Li witnessed an unprecedented experiment in local democracy. Corrupt officials had illegally sold villagers₂ land, but the villagers decided to fight back. The documentary is divided into two halves: the first, ₁Protests,₂ depicts the grassroots activities of Wukan residents as they work to reverse the land sales and gain a substantial measure of control over their local territory. See how the villagers themselves learn to organize elections, form alliances, and win support. "After Protests," confronts the collapse of idealism as the newly elected village government finds itself mired in the same kind of corrupt dealings they had originally condemned
Technique
live action