BLANK LANDS
Collettivo Blank Lands / Italy / 2015 / 52 min / Colour
In the early days of photography, young Zhuang Xueben, overcoming prejudices and misunderstandings, traveled for ten years in western China in the 1930s and documented with precious photographs the life of rural communities in the hinterland of this huge nation. Eighty years later, his pioneering work risked not coming to light because of the oblivion imposed during the Communist regime, but thanks to his son's tenacity, it is now possible to admire these unique anthropological documents. Inspired by this extraordinary journey, three young Italian filmmakers and photographers retraced Zhuang Xueben's steps, seeking the roots of the real identity of rural China, which has inevitably blended with the subtle intrusions of Western consumer culture.
Collettivo Blank Lands
The "Blank Lands" collective includes Alessandro Galluzzi, Luca Tommasini and Federico Peliti, united by their love for cinema, photography and the Far East. Galluzzi, after his studies in Oriental languages and communications and multimedia, worked in television and collaborated with the Roman festival Asiatica Film Mediale. Tommasini, a Roman freelance photographer and director, worked with various International NGOs. Peliti, after studying Orientalism, devoted himself to photography and audiovisual production.
Credits
Subject Alessandro Galluzzi, Federico Peliti, Luca Tommasini, Ralph KronauerScreenplay Alessandro Galluzzi, Federico Peliti, Luca TommasiniCinematography Collective Blank LandsSound Federico Peliti, Silvana CostaEditing Piero LassandroMusic Jennifer Hutt for MUMIMain cast Zhuang Wenjun, Li Mei Fu, Yu RongzhongProducer Collective Blank LandsProduction company Nacne
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