Blog Tag - Documentaries

Five Documentaries That Show China in a Different Light
Over the past few decades, China's social and economic upheaval has been captured through camera lenses time and again. While there are plenty of...
New Documentary, "The Six," Details the Untold Legacy of Chinese Men Who Survived the Titanic
Some historical stories and figures have been so well-chronicled that it often seems like nothing more can be said. From WWII to The Beatles and the...
Guilt-Free Bingeing: Food Documentaries to Inspire Your Quarantine Diet
When ordering overpriced fresh produce online is getting harder than purchasing discounted goods on 11.11, and we've already made all our trusty home...
Exhausted Netflix? Catch Up on the Best Chinese Content it Has to Offer
With this extra-long Spring Festival going deep into February, we're starting to realize keeping ourselves entertained is not as easy as once...
Socially Conscious Cinema: Fifth Annual China Women's Film Festival Comes to Beijing, Sep 16-24
Hollywood hasn't exactly caught up with the art house and the documentary scene, at least when it comes to nuanced depictions of women's lives (not...
NEXTDoc Film Festival at The Bookworm
Fourteen documentary films created by ethnic Chinese filmmakers from Los Angeles, New York, London, as well as Mainland China and Hong Kong are...
Environmental Documentary 'Catching the Sun' Screening Tonight at Abella Italian Restaurant
The Beijing Energy Network has a special screening of the documentary Catching the Sun at Dongzhimenwai's Abella Italian Restaurant at 7.30pm tonight...
Doco screenings and talks in Beijing this week
While the glitziest of China’s film industry walk the red carpet and swan about at various soirees in Shanghai this week, some of the industry’s more...
A Holiday Stuck Inside: Learn Why and Stream Frank Capra's 'The Battle of China'
With the ever-expanding list of restrictions being enforced on the 99.999 percent of Beijing residents not lucky (or important) enough to be part of...
Screentime: Lance Crayon Talks About "Spray Paint Beijing"
A video producer for China Daily by day, Lance Crayon spent his nights with some of Beijing's top graffiti artists to create Spray Paint Beijing,...
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Documentary this Weekend at UCCA
Hou Hsiao-Hsien is regarded as one of Taiwan’s – sorry China’s – greatest filmmakers, and a major influence on mainland directors. French director...
Bookshelf: Indie Filmmaker Wu Wenguang
Twenty years ago, Wu Wenguang made a splash with Bumming in Beijing: The Last Dreamers, a film that is widely credited with launching the New...
Screen Time: Free Brazilian Cinema & Chinese Documentaries
Two exciting film events hit the capital this weekend, mixing Latin and local flavors in a tasty cinematic mix. At Instituto Cervantes behind the...
Family Life One Moment at a Time: Liu Jiayin on Oxhide
A two hour feature comprising just 23 shots, filmed entirely in one apartment starring the filmmaker’s family. On paper it sounds like a teeth-...
Screen Time: Zhang's Big Year, Soft Power and Docos from North Korea
Zhang Yimou has rounded off an eventful year with a box-office success – his recently-released remake of the Coen Brothers’ Blood Simple, entitled A...