By exploring the relationship between the watched and the watching, our film uncovers the trauma and hope engendered by the Chinese all-surveilling state and lends a voice to those that stand in resilient defiance of such blatant abuse of power.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Filmtank, Witfilm, Interactive Media Foundation
Keywords
- china
- trauma
- interview
- video surveillance
- surveillance
- surveillance footage
- police surveillance
- political repression
- repression
- repressive systems
- political documentary
- abuse of power
- surveillance state
- defiance
- repressed trauma
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Top Cast
Zijuan Chen as Self
Tutu as Self
Wenzu Li as Self
Quanzhang Wang as Self
Sophia Xueqin Huang as Self
Top Crew
Zhang Jialing · Director, Writer
Cuier · Cinematographer
J.V. Chi · Cinematographer
Claire Shen · Editor
Barbara Toennieshen · Editor
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