Chinese Variety Performer with a Ukulele

An early sound film directed by Theodore Case while perfecting his variable density sound-on-film process. Recorded at Case Research Lab in Auburn, New York, in 1925. Performed by Nee Wong.

THE LONGWANG CHRONICLES: A YEAR OF LIFES IN A CHINESE VILLAGE

Unusually popular religions and extreme secular beliefs, unconstrained power and no authoritarian society, people work hard on the land and live thrifty but do not believe in the meaning of life at all. This is Longwang

WANG HONG WEI: CHINESE INDIE FILM

The player of Jia Zhangke's early film "Xiao Wu" and the famous independent film activist Wang Hongwei talked about Chinese independent films at the IFF Independent Film Forum.

Chinese Ink

In Chinese Ink, composed from a series of shots taken with an iPhone, Salhab expands questions of location and the act of filmmaking itself. Some images were captured in the moment ‘without quite knowing why’, and others

Underground Chinese Hip-Hop - The Rap Pioneers of China

'Chinese Hip-Hop Underground' is an insider documentary following the story of Weber - one of Mainland China's first rappers. Weber's uncanny musical talents allow him to spearhead the creation of Chinese rap music - a f

The Real Chinese Takeaway

Six people of Chinese descent are brought together from all over the country for a traditional meal to discuss their experiences of living in Scotland.

Bittersweet Roots: The Chinese in California’s Heartland

The California Delta is the only place in America where the Chinese community has maintained a sustained presence for nearly a century and a half. Here, immigrants from China transformed swampland into one of the richest

Chinesisches Pokerspiel - Die neue Seidenstraße

Chinese New Years

An Eternalism film.

A Chinese Opium Joint

"This is a genuine picture of a Chinaman and a female habitue of his opium joint. The two are lying on a luxurious divan. The Chinaman cooks the pills while the woman smokes them."

Enigma: The Chinese Crested Tern

A Raid on a Chinese Opium Joint

A Chinese man lures a white girl into his den and teaches her to smoke opium. Police raid the place in a nick of time and arrest him.

Children of the Chinese Circus

Documentary looking at Shanghai Circus school, where the gruelling training regimes result in some of the best acrobats and circus performers in the world. Children as young as eight have their unformed bodies stretched

The Characters of Chinese Written Words

An animation short about characterizing the characters of Chinese characters.

On the Way to the Front with the Chinese Labor Corps

1918 travelogue.

神奇的中国

A dreamy journey along the corridor of Chinese history spanning more than 5,000 years, a wonderful encounter with ancient cultural relics and splendid civilization, and a shocking trip to taste the colorful Chinese cultu

Inside the Chinese Closet

Documentary about a father, who wants to find a lesbian woman, who is willig to marry his homosexual son...

Heroic sons and daughters - a literary evening to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers going abroad to fight to resist US aggression and aid Korea

The Adventures of the Little Chinese

Within the initiatory journey of two children lies a fine lesson in geopolitics done Soviet style. Apart from this political demonstration, the patched-up puppets stroll through the décor with incomparable poetry. The ch

The Other Half of the Sky - Stories of Chinese Businesswomen

An exploration on the huge transformation taking place in China, from the perspectives of four of the country's most powerful businesswomen.