Was is a program in the form of narrating histories. From perspectives of participants or witnesses, the program mends the obscure contents of the official history and restores the vivid and rich history, focusing on the skipped parts in the official history.The program records the joyful and sorrow things in the mortal world, holding that everyone has the right to tell his or her own stories. Was is striving to present the complicated and gorgeous historical scenes of Chinese society in 1900s, no matter central or marginal, to those who cherishes historical memories.
DVD (Mandarin, With Simplified Chinese Subtitles) / 2008 / () / 24 minutes
Was is a program in the form of narrating histories. From perspectives of participants or witnesses, the program mends the obscure contents of the official history and restores the vivid and rich history, focusing on the skipped parts in the official history.The program records the joyful and sorrow things in the mortal world, holding that everyone has the right to tell his or her own stories. Was is striving to present the complicated and gorgeous historical scenes of Chinese society in 1900s, no matter central or marginal, to those who cherishes historical memories.
DVD (Mandarin, With Simplified Chinese Subtitles) / 2008 / () / 24 minutes
Old Movie Old Shanghai
Chinese film industry in the first half of the 20th Century in Shanghai was characterized by a lot of exciting stories, which have faded into oblivion over time. Through historical videos, images and the latest research results, the program aims to unveil the secret and intriguing events happened back then in Shanghai, a prosperous film center in old China, and answer the following questions: What was the true story behind the high-profile lawsuits concerning the shooting permit of the movie Between Tears and Laughters, which involved even powerful gangs? Why did Ruan Lingyu, a famous actress, choose to commit suicide? How did a poor handyman struggle to become a great film director who smashed box office records for many times? What were the legendary stories of Hu Die (literally means butterfly) who said before she died that "the butterfly is gonna fly away"? What was the mystery about Li Xianglan’s family background? Why did Zhou Xuan become insane?
8 DVDs (Mandarin, With Simplified Chinese Subtitles) / 2005 / () / 480 minutes