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Film Screening:RESURRECTION
(Hu Sanshou, 2024, 113 min, China, in Chinese dialects w/ Chinese & English subtitles, DCP)
-- Q&A to follow with director Hu Sanshou, moderated by Prof. Guo-Juin Hong (Asian and Middle Eastern Studies)
Hu Sanshou revisits his rural Chinese hometown, where the building of a new tunnel is forcing the relocation of its burial grounds. The villagers unite to exhume and transport the bodily remains, slowly revealing the past’s cascading effect into the present. After an austere opening sequence documenting the construction, Hu composes vignettes for each individual. First, the locals dig up the grave and reconstitute the skeleton, bickering and bantering while they work. Next, we are immersed in the memories of those who knew them, painting a collective portrait of the person and the politics of their lifetime. Hu chronicles the movement of the dead as a form of contemplation, excavating an authentic revelation of history. This audacious film shows the harsh realities of a community that has endured adversities and continues to do so today. Note: This film features images of human remains.
-- Hu Sanshou is the 2025 True Vision Award Recipient for the 2025 True/False Film Festival
Hu Sanshou was born in Shaanxi province in China. He studied cinematography at Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 2015. Since 2013, he has been involved with the Folk Memory Project, a collective of artists who document oral histories from survivors of the Great Famine, which devastated rural China between 1958 and 1961. Over 150 young filmmakers have participated in the project, making documentaries to preserve memories of the Cultural Revolution, the Great Leap Forward, and the Four Cleanups Movement. Sanshou’s films feature his own hometown, and he sees his work in protecting these stories as a form of rebellion and silent testimony. His films have a minimalist aesthetic, focused on telling stories of ancestors and elders, and despite his rigorous formal approach, the films also have a deeply intimate quality, honoring each individual’s personality rather than flattening people into the monolith of history.
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Event URL: https://cinematicarts.duke.edu/screensociety/screenings/resurrection-hu-sanshou-2024-qa-w-films-director
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Screen/Society screenings are free and open to the public.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University, 2022 Campus Dr, Durham, NC 27708-9940, United States,Durham, North Carolina
