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There are many steps to achieving the new Chinese dream. At the bottom is a job market in which the lucky ones get a job where sitting down is allowed; above that, there is boot-camp-style training for joining mega-corporations. From there, one can keep on climbing towards more wealth, prestige, and luxury. Filmmaker Jessica Kingdon (director of the excellent short Commodity City) closely examines the great industrial revolution in China, where every day, workers manufacture millions of pipes, water bottles, phones, sex dolls, and MAGA hats, while millions of people are learning the correct ways to smile, nod, and recite affirmations promised to guarantee their success. This industrial revolution has two types of conveyor belts: one for products—and one for people.
Previous Festivals: Tribeca
Across the Universe International Competition International Films