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Up the Yangtze (2008)

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Up the Yangtze
by JimBell in JimBell Blog

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"Up the Yangtze (2007) is a tricky documentary. It has a slow, gentle pace that makes it seem at first glance to be as far removed from a dramatic, opinionated Michael Moore documentary as possible. As the Canadian director and his China-born father (we never see them) cruise up the Yangtze on a “farewell tour” before it is flooded for the world’s biggest hydro-electric project, we follow the lives of two young people working on the boat, a brash young man who is the product or victim of China’s one-child policy, and, primarily, a 16-year old girl from a poor, illiterate family who live in a shack on the riverbank and grow their own vegetables. The triumph of the film is to gain intimate access to the girl’s family—washing the cat, picking corn, discussing the family’s survival, and moving by carrying it up the banks on their backs. < " [More]

Sundance Film Festival 2008
by billhr in Movies on appliedthinking

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"Sundance Film Festival I’ve been in Park City for 6 days now and have only been able to see a handful of films (Up the Yangtze, Diary of the Dead, Be Kind Rewind and Where In The World Is Osama Bin Ladin?). Why? Too busy being the “suit” for Spout. I’ve been purposefully skipping some of the press screenings I’ve had scheduled to make time to talk to people within the industry. And by people in the industry, I’m not talking about celebrities. I’m talking about the people who get the work done at media companies, distributors, other film festivals, etc. Not that I don’t enjoy a celebrity sighting as much as the next guy. In fact, here is the list of people I have seen so far: Oliver Stone Maroon 5 Dennis Quaid John " [More]

Sundance 2008: Yung Chang of Up ...
by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com

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"Yung Chang’s documentary Up the Yangtze had the honor of being the first sale at a Sundance that has turned out to be a rather quiet marketplace. The film explores the area of the Yangtze River currently being flooded by the Three Gorges Dam, the largest hydroelectric project in the world. As millions are being displaced by rising waters, luxury ships known as “farewell cruises” tour the coastal areas soon to be submerged. Chang’s film follows two young employees on once such boat, as they navigate the difficulties of working their first jobs, set against the back ground of a rapidly changing China. Also on SpoutBlog: Karina writes about the film’s sale to Zeitgeist Films, and Chris offers his thoughts about the trailer.

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"There are many reasons to review the trailer for Up the Yangtze today. First it was recommended viewing by one of our readers. Then it had the honor of being the first sale at Sundance. And now it’s about to have its first screening at Holiday Village (at 12:15 PM Mountain Time). The documentary, from Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang, has already played at a few film festivals, including the Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the prize for Best Canadian Documentary, and it is now competing for the World Cinema - Documentary prize at Sundance. While it may be possible to see Up the Yangtze someday courtesy of its new distributor Zeitgeist Films (Manufactured Landscapes), the doc sounds like a safe bet for those of you looking for a quality non-fiction film to see while in Park City. The film deals with China’s construction of "

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Sundance 2008 Deals
by Karina in Karina on SpoutBlog

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"Here’s our running tally of each of the distribution deals announced throughout the course of the Sundance Film Festival. We will update this post whenever new information comes in, so bookmark it and keep checking back for the newest latest. Title Distributor Ri ghts Bought $$$ More Info The Black List HBO Domestic TV, Oscar qualifying N/A indieWIRE CSN Y Deja Vu Fortissimo Worldwide Theatrical N/A indieWIRE Up the Yangtze Zeitgeist Theatrical N /A indieWIRE Originally posted on:[More]

Sundance 2008 Deals
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Sundance 2008: The First Sales
by Karina in Karina on SpoutBlog

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"Neither the press nor public screenings have yet begun, but indieWIRE reports that there have already been two sales here at the Sundance Film Festival. Up the Yangtze, a much-buzzed-about documentary by Yung Chang about the construction of a super-sized hydroelectric dam on the the ancient river and its effects on the lives of those living alongside it, has been acquired by Zeitgeist for release in April. Meanwhile, the festival’s closing night film, the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young concert film CSNY Deja Vu, has been picked up by Fortissimo. In other news, the Spout team is in Park City and ready, as our banner ads promise, to crash Sundance. We’ll start posting reviews late tomorrow, but check back later today for the first installment of our video coverage of the fest, produced by Ronnie Bronstein and Joe Swanberg of Butterknife.

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