China

The feature-length pilot for the popular tv series. In 1967, the people of the 510th Evac Hospital at China Beach Vietnam include the cool but compassionate Army nurse Colleen, the naive Red Cross newcomer Cherry, the singer Laurette and the cynical civilian worker/prostitute K.C.

A profoundly moving documentary that tells the stories of three families who adopt children from China as well as the stories of those who loved these children first; The biological parents who feel they can’t keep their children and the orphanage nannies or foster-families who must say goodbye to the children they’ve raised for months…or years.

With the abyss of the Cultural Revolution far behind it, cinema in the People’s Republic of China is as vital and complex as any in the world. This program examines the so-called Fifth and Sixth Generations of Chinese filmmakers, exploring their thematic and stylistic differences and their varying approaches to domestic and international markets. It also looks at underground auteurs who use “movie cafes” to reach viewers and evade censors. China on Screen coauthor Dr. Chris Berry, director Feng Xiaogang, and others provide commentary, while tours of Hengdian World Studios and the Beijing Film Studio offer additional glimpses inside the industry. The careers of Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou are discussed. Several film excerpts are included. Part of the series Cinema Asia.

As though one gradually becomes aware of the music of the universe, the Dead break into consciousness as their images merge with the oneness of light, becoming discrete momentarily, then dancing away to the cosmic rhythm that permeates reality. A film composed in the camera in the heat of intuition frame-by-frame, and then recomposed frame-by-frame in the optical printer.

In Vancouver's Chinatown district, beatmaker Rikki Meng falls in love with the The Chinatown Diner, a soon-to-be-demolished diner by day and underground hip-hop club by night.

A Terrytoons cartoon.

Glimpses of Hong Kong, Macau, Canton and Shanghai long ago.

CHINA: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country's most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, this award-winning documentary series presents an astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century. CHINA IN REVOLUTION charts the country's most violent era where decades of civil war and foreign invasions led to the bloody battle for power between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek.

The People’s Republic of China now plays a central role in global politics, economics and diplomacy – more than it ever has before. Its president, Xi Jinping openly espouses the model forged by former Chairman, Mao Zedong, known as the Great Helmsman. But what do we really know about Mao? And how does his legacy relate to Xi’s ‘China Dream’? This 3-part documentary series explores Mao Zedong, his beliefs and his methods. It shows how these have shaped Xi’s philosophy and the reality of today’s China. Mao had set China on the road to true sovereignty, freeing it from the humiliation of foreign domination. Xi is now completing that journey towards the strong Middle Kingdom and cultural predominance that Mao aimed for – while sweeping under the carpet the unthinkable victims and costs of Mao’s rule. The story arc of Mao’s astonishing biography provides varied and profound insights into the ideals, strategies and ambitions of today’s People’s Republic and its position in the next decade.