In Public

Gong Gong Chang Suo

  • JIA Zhangke
  • 2001
  • China; South Korea
  • 32 minutes
  • no words

Shot in Datong, a coal mining town in Shanxi. A thriving city in the 50s and 60s, with its architecture resulting from the coal industry. In 2002, capitalism had made workers redundant and factories empty…. I filmed the place more than specific people. The subject is a public place and the camera should not interfere, hence the use of mini DV.

  • Production : Sidus corporation
  • Distribution : Héliotrope Films
  • Editing : Zhangke JIA
  • Sound : Yi Ling
  • Photography : Yu Lik Wai; Zhangke JIA