Movie/documentary
Beijing Bubbles
With a combination of a book (180 pages, in Geman and English) and two DVDs (in English and Chinese), Bejing Bubbles
opens up a deep insight into Beijing's music and sub-culture scene- a revelation for everyone interested in China!
Beijing Bubbles is a book and documentary film about the punk and rock scene in Beijing, a scene which is not highly
regarded as a sub-culture domestically; a personal, authentic and intimate documentation of the sub-culture in China.
The music is not the only focal point; rather, above all, the attitude towards life of the musicians, who refuse to take
part in the rising consumer culture and drive to achieve in China. They are dreamers, melancholics, disillusionists and
show a deliberate disinterest in political protest. In the midst of the hustle and the bustle of the big city, they live
in their own little world, in which only music, creativity and individual happiness count as a raison d'être.
It celebrates a counterculture which his hardly noticed and which banks on their little islands in the big city. As
different as they may be in their manner, age and music, these bands all share a fervent rejection of contemporary
Chinese society, which is currently developing faster than any other in the world. They say: "It's no use to be a hard
working man" (Joyside), "We need a quiet mood to think about music" (Hang On The Box), "We don't want to be a part of
this society" (Sha Zi), "We are still underground" (New Pants), "I isolate myself since a long time" (Hanggai
Band)...also with Carsick Cars, PK 14, Subs, Cui Jian, Xiao He
The documentary was screend at arround 50 international Filmfestivals (MoMa New York, Israel, Norway, Australia,
Germany, Italy, UK...)
Price
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Format
DVM - 2 disk
Release
01-08-2015
Label
Item-nr
477749
EAN
4042564048742
Availability
In stock