Films and Film Sources
Chinese Ecocinema: In the Age of Environmental Challenge by Publication Date: 2009 ( Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press,)Chapters by different writers discuss environmental issues and perspectives in various types of films.
Ecology and Chinese-Language Ecocinema by Call Number: PN1993.5.C4 E38 2020Publication Date: 2019 ( London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, )This edited collection explores new developments in the burgeoning field of Chinese ecocinema, examining a variety of works from local productions to global market films, spanning the Maoist era to the present.
- Streaming Video SourcesList of streaming film sources at Cornell.
- Docuseek2Documentaries from various film producers. Try keyword searches, for example "Thailand tourism" in the search box.
SAMPLE FILMS
- Gringo Trails"Are tourists destroying the planet-or saving it? How do travelers change the remote places they visit, and how are they changed? GRINGO TRAILS traces stories over the course of thirty years to show the dramatic long-term impact of tourism on cultures, economies, and the environment" (Includes Thailand)
- Beijing Besieged by Waste byPublication Date: 2012 (DGenerate Films)72 min. (Docuseek2 streaming video). "While China's economic ascent commands global attention, less light has been shed upon the monumental problem of waste spawned by a burgeoning population, booming industry, and insatiable urban growth. Photographer Wang Jiu-liang travels to more than 500 landfills, fearlessly documenting Beijing's unholy cycle of consumption through poignant observational visits with the scavengers who live and work in the dumps."
- Disorder: Xianshi Shi Guoqu de Weilai byPublication Date: 2012 ((DGenerate Films)59 min. (On Docuseek2). Award winning film. "Huang Weikai's one-of-a-kind news documentary captures, with remarkable freedom, the anarchy, violence, and seething anxiety animating China's major cities today. As urbanization in China advances at a breakneck pace, Chinese cities teeter on the brink of mayhem". Huang Weikai collects footage from a dozen amateur videographers and weaves them into a unique symphony of urban social dysfunction." From a cockroach in a bowl of ramen in a restaurant to flooding broken water mains, pigs loose on the highway, frustrated shoppers, illegal animal trade, fishing and swimming in polluted waters, disputes with officials, and more, The film was banned from Chinese television.