Dong
Director Jia Zhang Ke
Countries China
Duration 70 min
Synopsis
Filmed by Jia Zhang-Ke while making Still Life, Dong takes us to Fengjie, an old city at the Three Gorges Region that is going to be submerged by the waters of the world’s greatest dam. Demolition works contrast with the work of painter Liu Xiadong, who chooses eleven workers for a painting that he will include in his own new canvas collection. Captivated by the region and the worker’s reality, the artist feels the agony of a world that is ending. He moves on to Thailand, where he continues his painting. Still, under a blazing sun and violent daylight, the artist doesn’t seem to understand the language or the local habits. A portrait of the human condition in two distinct situations with Asia’s image in its common background.
Filmed by Jia Zhang-Ke while making Still Life, Dong takes us to Fengjie, an old city at the Three Gorges Region that is going to be submerged by the waters of the world’s greatest dam. Demolition works contrast with the work of painter Liu Xiadong, who chooses eleven workers for a painting that he will include in his own new canvas collection. Captivated by the region and the worker’s reality, the artist feels the agony of a world that is ending. He moves on to Thailand, where he continues his painting. Still, under a blazing sun and violent daylight, the artist doesn’t seem to understand the language or the local habits. A portrait of the human condition in two distinct situations with Asia’s image in its common background.