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Pink Mao

Pink Mao
Tang Han
German Competition Short Film 2021
Documentary Film
China,
Germany
2020
22 minutes
Chinese
Subtitles: 
English

Why do we see certain colours even when they aren’t there? Chinese director Tang Han meticulously analyses the 100 Yuan bill, which carries a portrait of Mao Zedong, and finds that – despite official representations and general perception – the note is pink rather than red. In a serious tone and colourful, merry images she also casually upsets any number of other entrenched notions about digitalization, globalization, capitalism and gender.

Borjana Gaković

Credits DOK Leipzig Logo

Director
Tang Han
Script
Tang Han
Editor
Tang Han
Producer
Tang Han
Sound
Tang Han
Winner of: Silver Dove (German Competition Short Film)
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Pink Mao

Pink Mao
Tang Han
Animation Perspectives 2022
Documentary Film
Germany,
China
2020
22 minutes
Chinese
Subtitles: 
English

An investigative examination of the colour spaces of the 100 Yuan note reveals a paradigm shift. Officially declared by the central bank to be red, the note bearing the portrait of Mao is, physically speaking, actually pink. This has consequences for China’s political narrative, as Tang Han’s uncompromisingly precise and refreshingly clever cinematic experimental setup illustrates.

André Eckardt

Credits DOK Leipzig Logo

Director
Tang Han
Script
Tang Han
Editor
Tang Han
Producer
Tang Han
Sound
Tang Han