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Still Life
Jia Zhangke's Still Life will be screened at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
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The town of Fengjie and its 2000-year history has been submerged forever during the Three Gorges Dam construction. Still Life is an empathetic portrait of those left behind by a modernizing society. Directed by Jia Zhangke (2006). Part of the International Heartlands & Migration Film Series.
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