A food safety factory shutdown has Americans hunting for baby formula. Readying themselves for a covid-19 lockdown, Chinese in Beijing emptied store shelves. Emerging from lockdown, some in Shanghai are visiting well-provisioned markets. U.S.-China agricultural trade is booming, but many are still being left hungry. Food security, sustainability and safety remain issues.
Documenting the Global City 2006: "We Believe" by John Harrison and Sha-Sha Wang
This is a short documentary on Los Angeles produced by one student from USC and one from the Communication University of China. The students were part of the first collaboration in summer 2006 to "Document the Global City." USC Cinema faculty Mark Harris and Marsha Kinder led this first group. This effort yielded a multi-year exchange that continues and is supported by the two schools, Mr. Stephen Lesser, and the USC U.S.-China Institute.
September 1, 2006
This video is also available on the USCI YouTube Channel.
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Other films from the
"Melt Me Los Angeles" by Tao Zhang and Krishnan Unnikrishnan
"The Elephant in the Pink Tutu" by Tom Xia and Liam Zheng
"The Global Mix Los Angeles" by Qui Xiaolu and Ryan Chen
"Unsung Hero" by BT Jackson and Yuan Ye
"There's Always Time For Soup" by Chera Kee and Fei-Fei Wang
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