Impact Days Catalogue
By Andrew Cohen and Gaylen Ross

Beijing Spring

Beijing Spring

After the death of Mao Zedong in the late 1970’s, the “Stars” artist group and Democracy Wall activists (including Wei Jingsheng, Xu Wenli and a young Ai Weiwei) dared to voice individual ideas and show radical artworks until the government cracked down on this brief moment of reform. Shown through newly discovered 16mm footage hidden from authorities for 35 years, this officially censored history is now revealed by those who lived it – some imprisoned for two decades.

A film from the 2020 selection of the FIFDH to discover this year

Section : Projections spéciales
Country : United States
Original languages : Chinese, English, French
Subtitles : English, French
Directors
Andrew Cohen (United States)
Gaylen Ross
Producers
Andy Cohen
Gaylen Ross
Constance Le Marié
AC Films Productions
Photography
Julien Roby, Robert Richman, Matt Yue, Eddie Marritz Hageer, Mitch Blummer, Gregory Brutus
Editing
Andrew Ford
Music
Matt Clifford, Damian Lazarus, Zhou Yunpeng
Sound
Edward O’Connor, Han Zhichao, Peter Ginsburg, Vincent Rouffiac, Xiang Chen, Peter Miller
Rights holder
AC Films Productions
Duration
100’
Completion
January 2020