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  • On the Edge of the Margins: Female Independent Documentary Filmmakers in Contemporary Mainland China

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    Shu, Chang
    Primary Supervisor
    FitzSimons, Trish
    Other Supervisors
    Keys, Wendy
    Year published
    2011
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    The independent documentary film industry in contemporary mainland China has experienced dramatic changes over the past two decades, reflecting the rapid economic development and social transformations taking place in the People’s Republic. Established filmmakers, mainly male, trying to activate the local film market, and building reputations internationally, have been the main focus of studies relating to Chinese independent documentary cinema. Women filmmakers – who bring new dimensions to both film production and aesthetics – have been little studied in comparison to their male counterparts. These women must make concessions ...
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    The independent documentary film industry in contemporary mainland China has experienced dramatic changes over the past two decades, reflecting the rapid economic development and social transformations taking place in the People’s Republic. Established filmmakers, mainly male, trying to activate the local film market, and building reputations internationally, have been the main focus of studies relating to Chinese independent documentary cinema. Women filmmakers – who bring new dimensions to both film production and aesthetics – have been little studied in comparison to their male counterparts. These women must make concessions to the double pressures of mainstream ideology and a hidden culture of male chauvinism. This has seldom been discussed or even mentioned by researchers. This research explores the experiences and strategies of woman independent documentary filmmakers, including their response to having their work viewed through the prism of gender, in an industry that is dramatically changing, though still subject to social, political and economic constraints. This research comprises archival video-documentation and a written dissertation. The former consists of a series of six interviews with female independent documentary filmmakers that is presented on DVD; the latter provides a broader historical context and explores detailed case studies based on the transcribed interviews.
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    Thesis Type
    Thesis (Professional Doctorate)
    Degree Program
    Doctor of Visual Arts (DVA)
    School
    Queensland College of Art
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/116
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    The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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    Public
    Subject
    Female Filmmakers in China
    Independent documentary filmmakers
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365795
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    • Theses - Higher Degree by Research

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