Striding into the wind /
Film school student Kun graduates into a real-world that moves too fast to care about his auteur aspirations and sound recording skills. Yearning for an escape away from Beijing's grinding survival races, he sets off for a film shoot in Inner Mongolia's lush grasslands, where amusing man-m...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Language Notes: | In Mandarin, with subtitles in English. |
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New York, NY :
Cheng Cheng Films,
2021.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Film school student Kun graduates into a real-world that moves too fast to care about his auteur aspirations and sound recording skills. Yearning for an escape away from Beijing's grinding survival races, he sets off for a film shoot in Inner Mongolia's lush grasslands, where amusing man-made spectacles and unforgettable lessons await him. With three Cannes official selections under his belt at the age of 30, writer-director Wei Shujun is an unstoppable force rising from the Chinese indie film scene. In the debut inspired by his real-life experience, he leisurely delivers sharp observations of the embarrassments surrounding film education and indie filmmaking in a money-oriented society with witty humor. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed January 30, 2023). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (131 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 02:10:10 |
| Awards: | Won 2021 China Movie Channel Award, Newcomer of the Year Won 2020 Pingyao International Film Festival Fei Mu Awards, Best Actor Won 2022 To Ten Chinese Films Festival Youth Film Handbook Award, Best New Director |