China stifles documentary-makers, but their art still shines
A director makes personal appeals to strangers to download his hard-hitting film
IF INDEPENDENT documentary-makers in China are squeezed much harder by the authorities, their plight will soon be a question fit for philosophers. Namely, if a film has no viewers, in what meaningful sense does it exist?
This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “A window almost closed”
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