Zhao Dayong’s Ghost Town was one of two recipients of the Independent Spirit Award at the 5th China Documentary Festival, held in Beijing on May 25, 2008. Jean Perret, Director of Nyon Festival-Visions du Reel, gave the following assessment of the winning films.
Street Life documents the lives of Chinese migrants in Shanghai, one of the world’s largest and most vibrant cities, now symbolic of China’s economic might. The film centers on Nanjing Road, one of China’s oldest commercial streets and today a popular destination for tourists and moneyed Chinese. The street has also become a Mecca for … Continue reading
Ghost Town is a three-part feature documentary telling the stories of a community of Lisa and Nu ethic minorities living in a remote town in China’s southwest Yunnan province, on the border of Tibet and Burma. Once a vibrant county seat, the town of Zhiziluo has now been abandoned to local peasants. Ghost Town made … Continue reading
