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Seven Sins: 7 Performances during 1989 China Avant-Garde Art Exhibition
Seven Sins: 7 Performances during 1989 China Avant-Garde Art Exhibition
In 1989, a group of avant-garde artists who had collaborated in private for years received permission to organize their own exhibition at the National Art Museum of China. However, one ...
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China Action
China Action
A documentary about politically-charged Chinese performance art -- contains footage of the most significant performance art activities that took place in Mainland China during the 1980s ...
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Tibet: 10 Years
Tibet: 10 Years
The Wen brothers, as director and photographer of the film, documented their 10 years of journey in Tibet, from 1989 to 1999. Their film investigates the social conditions, customs, and ...
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Dreaming of Axu
Dreaming of Axu
The Wen brothers lived and traveled together with the living lama, Bajia, in Beijing and to his homeland in Ganzi Zangzu Zizhizhou in 1990s. This film documents that period. With the ...
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Karmapa Bless You
Karmapa Bless You
A documentary on the XVII Karmapa of Tibet. The film also presents the spiritual life of Tibetan Buddhists in the 1990s through interviews.
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The Sacred Site for Asceticism
The Sacred Site for Asceticism
Qingpu is a famous sacred mountain in Tibet, where countless monks have practiced for thousands of years. In 1989, Wen Pulin and Duan Jinchuan followed several monks up the mountain and ...
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Sun 100
Sun 100
In 1993, on the 100th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s birth, Wen Pulin mobilized the “Sun 100” series of artistic activities, staging programs at official institutions featuring avant-garde ...
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The Nuns of Minqiong
The Nuns of Minqiong
The Wen brothers, Wen Pulin and Wen Puqing -- as director and cinematographer, respectively -- document the social conditions, customs, and spiritual life of Buddhist nuns in Minqiong ...
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Celestial Burial
Celestial Burial
This documentary follows the whole process of a celestial burial ceremony in Tibet. It shows Tibetan religious customs, arts, and many vanishing life styles.
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Bajiao Street
Bajiao Street
A documentary film showing the oldest street in Lhasa, Bajiao St., also called Bakhor or Baghor), located in the town center. In the past, Bajiao was only used as a ritual ...