Meishi Street
A documentary film showing the ordinary citizens of Meishi Street, an area on the southwest side of Beijing's Tian'anmen Square, as they protest eviction orders mandating that they move to other areas of the city in order to accommodate the planned destruction of their homes to make way fo...
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| Language: | Chinese English |
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[New York, NY] :
dGenerate Films,
[2009]
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| Summary: | A documentary film showing the ordinary citizens of Meishi Street, an area on the southwest side of Beijing's Tian'anmen Square, as they protest eviction orders mandating that they move to other areas of the city in order to accommodate the planned destruction of their homes to make way for a road-widening project in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It focuses primarily on restaurant owner Zhang Jinli |
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| Item Description: | This work is part of the Da zhan lan project, "Dashanlan ji hua = Da zhan lan project"--Ending credits Originally produced in 2006 |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Format: | DVD, NTSC |
| Production Credits: | Original video by Zhang Jinli ; additional camera work, Juang Weikai, Ou Ning, Cao Fei ; editor, Cao Fei, Ou Ning |