Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square
1998
29 min
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Shui-Bo Wang's feature documentary is a visual autobiography of an artist who grew up in China during the historic upheavals of the ‘60s, '70s and '80s. A rich collage of original artwork and family and archival photos presents a personal perspective on the turbulent Cultural Revolution and the years that followed. For Shui-Bo Wang and others of his generation, Tiananmen Square was the central symbol of the new China – a society to be based on equality and cooperation. This animated documentary artfully traces Shui-Bo's roots and his own life journey as he struggles to sort through ideology and arrive …
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Shui-Bo Wang's feature documentary is a visual autobiography of an artist who grew up in China during the historic upheavals of the ‘60s, '70s and '80s. A rich collage of original artwork and family and archival photos presents a personal perspective on the turbulent Cultural Revolution and the years that followed. For Shui-Bo Wang and others of his generation, Tiananmen Square was the central symbol of the new China – a society to be based on equality and cooperation. This animated documentary artfully traces Shui-Bo's roots and his own life journey as he struggles to sort through ideology and arrive at truth.
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directionShui-Bo Wang
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artworkShui-Bo Wang
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narrationShui-Bo Wang
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original musicMelissa Hui
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performerPierre BéluseMarie-Danielle ParentFang LiuThe Morency QuartetLise BeauchampEdith BoivinDanièle BourgetManon LafranceAndré MoisanDenis Marc
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animation cameraPierre LandryLynda Pelley
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main titleYu Li
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intertitlesYu Li
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narration recordingNathalie Morin
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music recordingGeoffrey MitchellAndrew Harder
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picture editingDonald McWilliams
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sound editingDonald McWilliams
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assistant sound editorKaren Feiertag
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negative cuttingClaudine Blain
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re-recordingJean Paul Vialard
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program administratorGisèle GuilbeaultCarrol Smith
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producerDonald McWilliamsBarrie Angus McLean
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executive producerDavid VerrallBarrie Angus McLean
Education
Civics/Citizenship - Ideologies
History - World History
History and Citizenship Education - Official Powers and Countervailing Powers (1608-present)
