Professor Hao Jian will lead a discussion on the current state of Chinese independent documentary filmmaking focusing specifically on the documentaries produced by artist Ai Weiwei. Discussion will be complemented by a screening of Ai Weiwei's new film, So Sorry, with subtitles in Mandarin and English.
Hao Jian is a professor at Beijing Film Academy and an active film critic, programmer, and screenwriter in China. His screenwriting credits include Crash Landing (1999), Sleepless City (2003), Spring Festival (2005), and Foxtrot (2007). His published works include Genre Film and Film Genre (2002), Obliged Carnival (2004), and Chinese TV Drama: A Cultural and Typological Study (2008). He is currently working as a director and producer for a new documentary, Yu Luoke.