Shanghai Bound
Screened with: Shanghai Bound, Sanza Hanza, Bus Lovers (Busólogos), Rapresent, My Amersham, The Last Pig (Ultimul porc), Intifada NYC, Helium, Life must inspire trust (Preciso que a vida inspire confiana), Close Your Eyes and Look At Me, Shooting Locations, Plane Days
14:00 Sunday 29 March 2009 at Roxy Bar & Screen
Tickets: £7
The box office has now closed for this film.
Shanghai is the city that is leading China’s economic revolution. With the financial, commercial, and industrial sectors all growing at breakneck speed, it has become the richest, largest, and most populated city in the whole of China. The transformation has been spectacular. And it’s not only the big corporations that are getting rich.
Only 30 years ago, self-employment was prohibited – now, millions of former factory labourers are becoming their own bosses, adapting with excitement to the new capitalism.
Pei Yao Xu is one such former labourer with a triumphant story to tell. Now 76, she has witnessed at first hand the turbulent formation of modern China while working as a book binder for Shanghai’s largest printing factory. Now, she owns a factory of her own, with a growing workforce and strict deadlines.
Shanghai Bound looks at this unique female entrepreneur, from her socialist roots to her present day capitalist lifestyle.
Director: Simon James
Producer: Lucy Lu
Cinematographer: Simon James
Music: Christopher Barnett
Country: China / United Kingdom
Length: 19 minutes
