A special preview of acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhangke’s forthcoming docu-drama 24 CITY. Blending real-life testimonies and actors’ reenactments, 24 CITY recounts the social changes taking place in contemporary China, focusing on the destruction of industrial centres and subsequent development of the ’24 city’s’ high-rise luxury apartments.
Screening introduced by Dr Felicia Chan (Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures, University of Manchester) and supported by the Confucius Institute at The University of Manchester.
This special event is taking place as part of RICC (Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures) launch programme which will include the Animation and Automation conference between Thu 26 – Fri 27 March. For more information on this and RICC please visit their websites under “See Also”, on the left hand side of this page.
Review
“Far more accessible than Jia’s previous two pictures, with moments of genuine emotion by the real-life interviewees.” Derek Elley, Variety
“The crisp and intricately composed HD images are richly suggestive of generational change, whether they’re strictly representative or staged” Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhang-ke, blends real-life testimonies and actors’ re-enactments to recount the social changes taking place in contemporary China. This docu-drama pays particular attention to the destruction of industrial centres and subsequent development of luxury apartments.
Screening for at least 1 week
Reviews
“Far more accessible than Jia’s previous two pictures, with moments of genuine emotion by the real-life interviewees.” Derek Elley, Variety
“The crisp and intricately composed HD images are richly suggestive of generational change, whether they’re strictly representative or staged” Dave Calhoun, Time Out