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Filmstill Pink Mao

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

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Director
Tang Han
Script
Tang Han
Editor
Tang Han
Producer
Tang Han
Sound
Tang Han
Animation Perspectives 2022
Filmstill Shape of Appetite [excerpt]
Shape of Appetite [excerpt]
Tang Han, Xiaopeng Zhou
Magnificent works of art made of fruit once lent the Chinese restaurant business a radiant glamour. Today they are overshadowed by a heavily economised food culture.
Filmstill Shape of Appetite [excerpt]

Shape of Appetite [excerpt]

Shi yu de xing zhuang [excerpt]
Tang Han, Xiaopeng Zhou
Animation Perspectives 2022
Documentary Film
China
2017
5 minutes
Chinese
Subtitles: 
English

A giant ginger mountain landscape that five cooks spent a week to make: Once magnificent culinary works of art were created in Chinese restaurants. Food was associated with a wealth of money and time. The world today is short-lived, customers have become few and far between. Chefs talk about the connection between food culture and socio-economic change in China.

André Eckardt

Credits DOK Leipzig Logo

Director
Tang Han, Xiaopeng Zhou
Producer
Tang Han, Xiaopeng Zhou