Beijing Bubbles - punk and rock in China's capital
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| Original title | Beijing Bubbles - punk and rock in China's capital |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | Chinese , English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 83 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
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| Director |
Susanne Messmer , George Lindt |
| script | Susanne Messmer, George Lindt |
| production | George Lindt |
| camera | George Lindt, Lucian Busse |
| cut | Lucian buses |
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Five Beijing bands: | |
Beijing Bubbles - Punk and Rock in China's Capital is a documentary by Berlin filmmakers Susanne Messmer and George Lindt from 2005 that was shot in the People's Republic of China .
content
The film accompanies five Beijing bands (Joyside, Hang on the Box, Sha Zi, New Pants and T9 aka Hanggai Band) during their rehearsals and performances, but also in their everyday lives. It gives an insight into the current punk and rock scene in China and into the emotions and thoughts of the young musicians who consciously oppose the traditional Chinese way of life. In addition to a musical inventory, Beijing Bubbles also takes a critical look at contemporary Chinese society.
Aesthetically, the film also corresponds to its punk attitude in terms of content , as the outdoor shots in public places in particular were made under difficult conditions and in some cases were only possible with a hidden camera.
Reviews
- Variety (Mar 28/2006): Despite the obviously small budget, the film makes a pleasant noise and provides good insights.
- PhillyIMC (March 30, 2006): The film is an entertaining jaunt to the other side of the globe, the music of which is very similar to ours.
- ThirtyfourStreetmagazine : Apparently our punk rock roots have emigrated to China, where young anarchists and rebels are performing melodic chaos in small clubs and cellars.
- Goon Magazin (18/2006): Beijing's music scene is seething. There is still a lack of self-image and nonchalance, but more and more often bubbles appear on the smooth surface of the soup in the large pot.
Selection of festival participation
Beijing Bubbles has been shown at more than 40 international film festivals around the world, including Gothenburg , Prague , Thessaloniki , Tel Aviv , Philadelphia , Singapore and Auckland . In 2007 it ran in the Museum of Modern Art in New York and with great success in German and Austrian cinemas.
Further festival participations:
Sounds of the Underground, Film Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Museum of Modern Art, Documentary Film Festival, New York, USA
- GlobalVisions Film Festival Edmonton, Canada
- Fantasia Film Festival Montreal
- Sydney Film Festival, Australia
- Resfest São Paulo, Brazil
- Shoot Me Festival, The Hague, Netherlands
- Mafia festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Ethno Filmfest Munich, Germany
- Festival dei Popoli Florence, Italy
- Asiaticafilmmediale festival in Rome, Italy
- Oslo International Film Festival, Norway
- Styrian Autumn - Film Festival 2008, Austria
- Exground Film Festival, Wiesbaden, Germany
- Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom
- International Filmfest Oldenburg, Germany
- Jonkoping Film Festival, Sweden
- Dokufest-International Kosovo, Kosovo
- Telecom 38th Auckland International Film Festival, New Zealand
- Orientalia Festival at Warsaw University, Poland
- China - Between Past and Future, HKW, Berlin, Germany
- Attention Berlin - New Berlin Film Award, Germany
- Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore
- Philadelphia Film Festival, Phillyfest, USA
- Docaviv's 2006 Tel-Aviv Film Festival, Israel
- Febiofest Festival, Czech Republic
- Inter. Doc FF, Ljubljana, Cankarjev, Slovenia
- Gothenburg Film Festival, Sweden
- Documentary Festival Kassel, Germany
- Gutekfilm, Warsaw, Poland
- Folkerts Bio Malmo, Sweden
- Uppsala University Festival, Finland
- Luton Film Festival, United Kingdom
- Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece
- Shadows Film Festival, Paris, France
- Norinet Film Festival, Switzerland
- In Edit, Film Festival, Berlin, Germany
- Forum des Images, Film Festival, Paric, France
- Festiwelt Festival, Berlin, Germany
- Punk Festival, Berlin, Germany
- Sounds of the Underground, Film Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Hong Kong Film Festival, Hong Kong
- Dok.Art Festival, Germany, Hamburg
DVD / book
In August 2008, Beijing Bubbles was released in a combination of book and double DVD on the Berlin label Fly Fast (book publisher Fly Fast Publishing Berlin). In addition to the original film, the production includes new cinematic portraits of Chinese bands, interviews with the filmmakers as well as additional texts about youth cultures in China and the Chinese art and culture scene beyond the mainstream. Furthermore, texts about subculture in China. The book was published in a bilingual version (German / English). The original film was released in Chinese, English and German.
Web links
- Official website
- Beijing Bubbles - Punk and Rock in China's capital in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Beijing Bubbles - Punk and Rock in China's capital at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Beijing Bubbles - Punk and Rock in China's capital . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2007 (PDF; test number: 109 214 K).