BEIJING, BEIJING
Beijing, Beijing is a documentary film about three avant-garde
artists living in Beijing – a violently expanding megacity. The film treats
alienation and liberation in today's China. Despite the individual differences,
they have all chosen to express themselves through art. In this film we
meet three of my freinds Zhu Ming, He Chengyao and Zhang Dali.
Zhu Ming moved there after living in an artists’ village, where he was arrested
and sent to prison for three months. A dreamer with dozens of projects floating
inside his head, he expresses himself through performance. After growing
up in a strict family in which he was often abused verbally and physically,
Zhu Ming has become somewhat asocial and lives as an outsider.
He Chengyao’s mother fell mentally ill when the artist was only five years
old. Soldiers forced her to submit to acupuncture in order to be cured,
and the memories of her mother screaming and fighting continue to haunt
her. In constant fear of the illness running in the family, He Chengyao
fled to Beijing, searching for a healthy life on her own, using art to heal
her wounds and free her soul.
After living in exile for six years, Zhang Dali returned to Beijing, where
he began to do graffiti art. After attracting the attention of the
media, he managed to convince the police that what he did was public art
and not vandalism. His art is about people, their identity and roots, as
well as economic supremacy and political power. His desire is to communicate
with the city, and to influence and participate in social change.
A Production by HENRI SENG for SVT Sveriges Television AB 2003.
Film festivals:
CPH:DOX documentary film festival, Denmark 2005
Festival International Medias Nord Sud, Swess 2005
URTI Grand Prix, Monte-Carlo, France 2004
International Film Festival on Art, Canada 2004
Cinemasia, Amsterdam, Nedeland 2004
Screening
Dashanzi International Art Festival 2005
Museum of Modern Art - MoMa, New York 2004
Centre Pompidou, France 2004
China Institute, New York, USA 2004
Swedish Nationa Television SVT kamera 2003
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北京北京
北京北京讲述的是生活在北京的前卫艺术家朱冥，何城瑶和张大力的故事。虽然他们每个人的情况各不相同，但都选择艺术表达他们的生活。
朱冥早年住在东村，曾经因为身份问题在一次行为表演时被拘留。朱冥是个梦想家，他有满脑子想法等待实现。因为幼年的生活环境及家教，加上他自身的叛逆性格使得他与社会很难相容，他始终生活在社会的边缘。
何城瑶五岁的时候她的母亲就精神失常。家里人为了给她治病，请当地的部队的士兵给她强行进行针灸治疗。母亲痛苦挣扎时的尖叫声在何的心灵留下了很深的烙印。为了寻找一个健康的人生，何来到北京。她用艺术来治疗自己，寻求心灵的释放。
张大力在海外流浪六年后回到北京。并且开始了他的涂鸦艺术。媒体暴光后，张大力成功地说服了政府他的行为是一种公共艺术而非一种破坏。张大力的艺术是有关身份，经济和政治权力的艺术。是与的城市的一种交流。因为他要影响和参与社会变革。
导演盛海九三年移居瑞典。毕业于瑞典电影学院新媒体专业。纪录片北京北京是他第一部由瑞典国家电视台资助的纪录长片。该片在瑞典国家电视台公演后相继在法国，荷兰，丹麦，瑞士，加拿大和美国的一些电影节和机构放映。
2005 丹麦哥本哈根纪录片节
2005 瑞士南北媒体节
2005 北京大山子艺术节
2004 第22届加拿大蒙特里尔国际艺术电影节
2004 法国蒙地卡罗电视节
2004 荷兰阿姆斯特丹亚洲电影节
2004 纽约现代艺术博物馆
2004 纽约中国研究院
2003 瑞典国家电视二台
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