Wen Pulin Movies

  • 2016
    Seven Sins: 7 Performances during 1989 China Avant-Garde Art Exhibition

    Seven Sins: 7 Performances during 1989 China Avant-Garde Art Exhibition

    Seven Sins: 7 Performances during 1989 China Avant-Garde Art Exhibition

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    In 1989, a group of avant-garde artists who had collaborated in private for years received permission to organize their own exhibition at the...

    Seven Sins: 7 Performances during 1989 China Avant-Garde Art Exhibition
  • 2019
    My 1980's

    My 1980's

    My 1980's

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    Highlights the rebellious young generation of artists in China fighting for political emancipation, artistic freedom and creating a cultural golden...

    My 1980's
  • 1993
    Sun 100

    Sun 100

    Sun 100

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    In 1993, on the 100th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s birth, Wen Pulin mobilized the “Sun 100” series of artistic activities, staging...

    Sun 100
  • 1985
    Uncle's Dream

    Uncle's Dream

    Uncle's Dream

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    Early filmed theater performance by avant-garde artist Wen Pulin.

    Uncle's Dream
  • 1986
    Timon of Athens

    Timon of Athens

    Timon of Athens

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    In April of 1986, Wen Pulin and his then-wife Zheng Ziru directed students at Beijing Second Foreign Language Institute in an English-language play...

    Timon of Athens
  • 1989
    The Great Earthquake

    The Great Earthquake

    The Great Earthquake

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    On Tomb Sweeping Day, in 1988, a film crew set out for the monument of the Tangshan earthquake to shoot a memorial ceremony for the victims. This...

    The Great Earthquake
  • 1992
    Lhasa

    Lhasa "Snow" Dwellers

    Lhasa "Snow" Dwellers

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    Independent documentary by Jiang Yue. Excerpted from production notes: "At the foot of Petal Place, there was once a large stretch of vacant ground...

    Lhasa
  • 1998
    Avant-Garde Decade

    Avant-Garde Decade

    Avant-Garde Decade

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    Short documentary with English narration that was prepared for the Inside Out: New Chinese Art exhibition at Asia Society in New York City, which ran...

    Avant-Garde Decade
  • 1998
    Tibet #3

    Tibet #3

    Tibet #3

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    Third short film on Tibet, 'Murals and Stone Carvings of Lama Temple,' from Wen Pulin's Archive of Chinese Avant-Garde Art.

    Tibet #3
  • 1998
    Tibet #1

    Tibet #1

    Tibet #1

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    Short film on Tibet #1, 'Tibetan Artist Visit,' from Wen Pulin's Archive of Chinese Avant-Garde Art.

    Tibet #1
  • 2001
    Rebuilding Gongdelin

    Rebuilding Gongdelin

    Rebuilding Gongdelin

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    Wen Pulin documents the social conditions, customs, and spiritual life of Tibetans in Lhasa.

    Rebuilding Gongdelin
  • 1999
    China Action

    China Action

    China Action

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    A documentary about politically-charged Chinese performance art -- contains footage of the most significant performance art activities that took...

    China Action
  • 1999
    Tibet: 10 Years

    Tibet: 10 Years

    Tibet: 10 Years

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    The Wen brothers, as director and photographer of the film, documented their 10 years of journey in Tibet, from 1989 to 1999. Their film investigates...

    Tibet: 10 Years
  • 1999
    Dreaming of Axu

    Dreaming of Axu

    Dreaming of Axu

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    The Wen brothers lived and traveled together with the living lama, Bajia, in Beijing and to his homeland in Ganzi Zangzu Zizhizhou in 1990s. This...

    Dreaming of Axu
  • 1998
    Gods Go Down to Earth

    Gods Go Down to Earth

    Gods Go Down to Earth

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    Documentary about the lives of a group of Tibetan religious dance performers.

    Gods Go Down to Earth
  • 1995
    Karmapa Bless You

    Karmapa Bless You

    Karmapa Bless You

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    A documentary on the XVII Karmapa of Tibet. The film also presents the spiritual life of Tibetan Buddhists in the 1990s through interviews.

    Karmapa Bless You
  • 1992
    Catholicism in Tibet

    Catholicism in Tibet

    Catholicism in Tibet

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    A Wen Pulin and Jiang Yue co-directed documentary about Tibet.

    Catholicism in Tibet
  • 1992
    Bajiao Street

    Bajiao Street

    Bajiao Street

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    A documentary film showing the oldest street in Lhasa, Bajiao St., also called Bakhor or Baghor), located in the town center. In the past, Bajiao...

    Bajiao Street
  • 1992
    The Nuns of Minqiong

    The Nuns of Minqiong

    The Nuns of Minqiong

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    The Wen brothers, Wen Pulin and Wen Puqing -- as director and cinematographer, respectively -- document the social conditions, customs, and spiritual...

    The Nuns of Minqiong
  • 1995
    Karma-pa Bless You

    Karma-pa Bless You

    Karma-pa Bless You

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    A biographical film of the the Karma-pa XVI and XVII of Tibet. The film also presents the spiritual life of Tibetan Buddhists in 1990s through...

    Karma-pa Bless You