Story​: Wang Bang(China)

Producer by Blissmonkey films(london)

Script: Wang Bang, Delphine Colignon (France)and Ken Barnes(Canada)
Genre: Drama 
Colour 89 min
Languages:  English, French, Mandarin, Cantonese, Congolese

Guangzhou is supposed to be one of the most international cities in China.  Many migrant workers live here.  They are participating in the rapid development of the city and have experienced a lot of big changes on the surface.  They live in a multi-cultural environment to some extent and need to learn to adapt to it.  Our film will be about the experience of outsiders living in Guangzhou, whether they are foreigners or from small villages within China. 

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​We chose a relationship between a middle class, white female and a poor, uneducated, Chinese woman to show how they both face similar issues common to women but from different perspectives. we explore the issue of the black experience in China as well. It is the first independent feature film in China to do so.  The script was inspired by the true case of a black man whose visa had expired and who was chased by police until he fell down some stairs and died.  Hundreds of blacks in Guangzhou protested this incident and the treatment of blacks in general.  Research shows that in the last five years, new discrimination against blacks has been rising in China.    

        

Patrick Mulassa formerly a journalist from The Congo, studies Media in Guangzhou.  He has also been a professional break dancer and singer for many years.He will play the part of Beni.    

 

 Delphine Colignon who is a French teacher and photographer living in Guangzhou, has volunteered to act the part of Louise and to write the French dialog in the script. Matthieu Letallec also a French teacher, will play Francois.  He has traveled and taught in many Asian countries for many years.  He is interested in performing arts and film.

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Du Liang a well-known Guangzhou performance artist will play the role of the clown.  He has had many local and international exhibitions and has his own studio that encourages children to get involved in art.

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Huang Hai Tao will play the waiter.  He is a PhD student, researching gender issues at Sun Yat Sen University in Guangzhou.

Minor role Joseph (France) SHAPA(Sierra Leone) Xiao lin(china)

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Cameraman
Ken Barnes and Wang bang

Editor
Ken Barnes (graduated with a BFA in Film Production from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada and later did his Masters in Screen Documentary at Goldsmith’s College, University of London.  He has directed, filmed and edited short fiction films and directed professional, broadcast documentaries for NHK Enterprises Europe, Japanese National Television based in London.)

Music composer
Liu LONG(China)，Michiet(Holland), Todar(Poland)

Sound man
Ken Barnes  Hanna(China)

lighting engineer
Xiao Lin (China)
 

Synopsis

The film weaves together the lives of 4 characters from different cultures, races and classes, all living far from their homes and experiencing urban China with varying degrees of satisfaction.   A poor young Chinese woman from a small village, a struggling young black African man, a wealthy French businessman and his disillusioned wife come together in an unexpected way.​