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| Up The Yangtze |
| Canada / 2007 / 93 min / English |
| Yung Chang |
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| Synopsis |
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| A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze navigating the mythic
waterway known in China simply as “The River.” The Yangtze is about to
be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history. At the river's
edge a young woman says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters rise
towards their small homestead. The Three Gorges Dam, a contested
symbol of the Chinese economic miracle provides the epic backdrop for
Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside the 21st
century Chinese dream. Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang
crafts a moving depiction of peasant life, a powerful narrative of
contemporary China, and a disquieting glimpse into a future that awaits
us all. |
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| Director's Biography |
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| Yung Chang is a Canadian filmmaker currently
based in Montreal, where he earned a degree in
film production in 1999 from Concordia University.
His parents are both first-generation Chinese
immigrants to Canada and through their influence
Yung maintains a strong interest in contemporary
Chinese issues. His earlier films include the award
winning Earth to Mouth. He is also a graduate of the
Neighbourhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in
New York City, where he studied the Meisner technique. Yung makes
innovative use of this methodology in his first feature-length
documentary Up the Yangtze. |
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| The Rights Angle 2009 |
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| The notorious Three Gorges Dam spanning the Yangtze River has displaced upwards of 1.4 million people and flooded
13 cities, 140 towns and 1,350 villages. Resettlement efforts are widely criticized for their inadequate compensation, lack
of employment opportunities in resettled areas, and enforcement without consultation, denying these citizens of their right
to freedom of movement and residence. |
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Awards |
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The NFB Award for Best Canadian
Documentary Feature: Vancouver
International Film Festival 2007, Don
Haig Award winner: Hot Docs, Toronto
2008, Millennium Award Winner:
Planet Doc Review Festival, 2008,
Golden Gate Award for Best
Documentary Feature: San Francisco
International Film Festival, 2008
among others. |
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Website |
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www.uptheyangtze.com |
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Print Source |
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Halima Ouardiri / 4475 Boul. St.
Laurent, #202, Montreal, Qubec,
H2W 1Z8, Canada
halima@eyesteelfilm.com
514-937-4893 |
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