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Oscar® Nominee, Best Documentary (Short Subject), 1998

Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square

1998 29 min
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Shui-Bo Wang's feature documentary is a visual autobiography of an artist who grew up in China during the historic upheavals of the ‘60s, '70s and '80s. A rich collage of original artwork and family and archival photos presents a personal perspective on the turbulent Cultural Revolution and the years that followed. For Shui-Bo Wang and others of his generation, Tiananmen Square was the central symbol of the new China – a society to be based on equality and cooperation. This animated documentary artfully traces Shui-Bo's roots and his own life journey as he struggles to sort through ideology and arrive …

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Shui-Bo Wang's feature documentary is a visual autobiography of an artist who grew up in China during the historic upheavals of the ‘60s, '70s and '80s. A rich collage of original artwork and family and archival photos presents a personal perspective on the turbulent Cultural Revolution and the years that followed. For Shui-Bo Wang and others of his generation, Tiananmen Square was the central symbol of the new China – a society to be based on equality and cooperation. This animated documentary artfully traces Shui-Bo's roots and his own life journey as he struggles to sort through ideology and arrive at truth.
Politics and Government Developing Countries Visual Arts All subjects
Animation Auteur World Views All channels
  • direction
    Shui-Bo Wang
  • artwork
    Shui-Bo Wang
  • narration
    Shui-Bo Wang
  • original music
    Melissa Hui
  • performer
    Pierre Béluse
    Marie-Danielle Parent
    Fang Liu
    The Morency Quartet
    Lise Beauchamp
    Edith Boivin
    Danièle Bourget
    Manon Lafrance
    André Moisan
    Denis Marc
  • animation camera
    Pierre Landry
    Lynda Pelley
  • main title
    Yu Li
  • intertitles
    Yu Li
  • narration recording
    Nathalie Morin
  • music recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Andrew Harder
  • picture editing
    Donald McWilliams
  • sound editing
    Donald McWilliams
  • assistant sound editor
    Karen Feiertag
  • negative cutting
    Claudine Blain
  • re-recording
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • program administrator
    Gisèle Guilbeault
    Carrol Smith
  • producer
    Donald McWilliams
    Barrie Angus McLean
  • executive producer
    David Verrall
    Barrie Angus McLean

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Civics/Citizenship - Ideologies History - World History History and Citizenship Education - Official Powers and Countervailing Powers (1608-present)
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