| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (82 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Journeyman Pictures in 2016. |
| Summary |
This film documents a plastic recycling facility in a small town dedicated to the business of processing plastic waste. The facility is operated by two families: the family of the owner and a family of employees. Eleven-year-old Yi-Jie works alongside her parents while dreaming of attending school. Kun, the facility’s ambitious foreman, hopes for a better life. PLASTIC CHINA examines global consumption and culture through the eyes and hands of those who handle its refuse. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize World Cinema - Documentary at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Editing at the **Golden Horse Film Festival**. "*PLASTIC CHINA reflects the harsh reality of the nation’s economic development through the conditions of two families at a waste recycling facility, the great material, physical, and psychological price they pay, their aspirations toward wealth, and their complete disregard for individual quality of life.*" – ***Ai Weiwei*** |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Subject |
Sustainability.
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Asians.
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Current affairs.
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Human rights.
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Environmental sciences.
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Sociology.
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Documentary films.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Jiuliang, Wang, film director.
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Journeyman Pictures (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
6455658 Kanopy |
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