Chaiqian (Demolition)
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Country/Region:
China Mainland, United States
Release Year: 2008
Release Year: 2008
Story:
Chaiqian (Demolition) is a portrait of urban space, migrant labor, and ephemeral relationships in the center of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in western China. Focusing first on the formal dimensions of the transforming worksite – including the demands of physical labor and the relationship between human and machine – the film gradually shifts attention to the social dynamics of a group of thirty men and women who have come from the countryside to work in this ever-changing urban landscape. Chaiqian (Demolition) explores not only the interactions between these members of China’s “floating population,” but also the fleeting nature of experience for them, as well as for the worksite managers, city dwellers, and the filmmaker himself.
Chaiqian (Demolition) is a portrait of urban space, migrant labor, and ephemeral relationships in the center of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in western China. Focusing first on the formal dimensions of the transforming worksite – including the demands of physical labor and the relationship between human and machine – the film gradually shifts attention to the social dynamics of a group of thirty men and women who have come from the countryside to work in this ever-changing urban landscape. Chaiqian (Demolition) explores not only the interactions between these members of China’s “floating population,” but also the fleeting nature of experience for them, as well as for the worksite managers, city dwellers, and the filmmaker himself.
Casts & Crews:
J.P. Sniadecki
Directors
Runtime:
62
minutes
Subtitles:
English
Festivals & Awards:
2008 Beijing Independent Film Festival , China 2009 Cinéma du Réel – Joris Ivens Award (International Competition), France
2008 Beijing Independent Film Festival , China 2009 Cinéma du Réel – Joris Ivens Award (International Competition), France
Tags:
Social Issue, Sichuan, Foreigner filmmaker
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Casts & Crews
J.P. Sniadecki
Director
