New Territories and Old Dreams of Independence – Chinese and Hong Kong documentaries at the Taiwan International Documentary Festival Judith Pernin July 2022 Festival Reports Almost three years into the pandemic, online festival screenings have become a new norm, and while they meet our needs to catch up with new productions, they certainly cannot replicate the shared experiences of...
Public, Politics and Independent Documentaries in China: Independent Chinese Documentary: Alternative Visions, Alternative Publics, by Dan Edwards Judith Pernin December 2016 Book Reviews In this volume, adapted from his PhD dissertation defended at Monash University in 2014, Dan Edwards introduces the reader to Chinese independent documentaries, a highly diverse body of films increasingly popul...