Chinese Portrait – ★★★★

我的镜头 – (Chinese Portrait) is a great documentary film by Chinese filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai (So Long, My Son) from the year 2018. It features around 60 finely composed shots filmed over seven years showing people or the director himself in different locales and situations in China standing still and looking into the camera while life around them continues. A meditative cinematic experience that features the broad diversity and contrasts in modern Chinese society, it’s industry, infrastructure and landscapes.




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