Going Global: Chinese Independent Documentary

Wed May 27 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC+01:00

Gresham College | London

Gresham College
Publisher/HostGresham College
Going Global: Chinese Independent Documentary
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Lecture explores Plastic China to show how cross-border collaborations shape independent Chinese documentaries and their global reception.
About this Event

This lecture focuses on independently-produced Chinese documentary cinema, as it has entered the Anglophone market. Using “Plastic China” by award-winning director Wang Jiuliang as a case study, Dr Luke Robinson explores how cross-border collaborations impact documentary form and content, and how this may encourage particular viewer responses. He locates the documentary form in relation to broader liberal arguments about China’s place in the world and assesses the limitations of this approach to “going global” for independent Chinese documentary.

A lecture by Associate Professor Luke Robinson

This event is also available to watch live online. To register, visit: Going Global: Chinese Independent Documentary | Gresham College

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Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, London, United Kingdom

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