This list shows TV and film content that includes at least one critique of the Chinese Communist Party's actions. The list helps to understand where censorship of content outside of China by its ruling party has taken place, and where it hasn't.
Films by major studios
editThese films by major studios tend to receive far greater financing, advertising and reach than independent films
| Title | Year | Type | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| No major films critique China after 1997[1][2] | |||
| Kundun[3] | 1997 | Drama | Disney |
| Seven Years in Tibet[3] | 1997 | Drama | Sony |
| Red Corner[3] | 1997 | Mystery/thriller | MGM |
Independent films
editIndependent films are done outside of a major studio and often include documentaries
| Title | Year | Type | Producer | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolution of Our Times | 2021 | Documentary | Kiwi Chow | |
| Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times[4] | 2021 | Documentary | Peggy Callahan, Mark Monroe | Netflix |
| China Undercover[5] | 2020 | Investigative | Frontline | PBS |
| PBS Newshour Presents: China: Power and Prosperity[6] | 2020 | News | PBS | |
| Do Not Split[7] | 2020 | Documentary | Anders Hammer, Charlotte Cook | Field of Vision |
| Tiananmen: The People vs. the Party[8] | 2019 | Documentary | PBS | |
| Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower[9] | 2017 | Documentary | Mark Rinehart, Matthew Torne, Andrew Duncan, Joe Piscatella | Netflix |
| Tibetan Warrior: The True Story of One Man's Fight for Freedom[10] | 2015 | Documentary | Urs Schnell | |
| Ten Years[11] | 2015 | Sci-fi | ||
| Tibet's End? Sterilization in the Land of Snows[12] | 2015 | Documentary | Blake Kerr | |
| Hong Kong will be Destroyed after 33 Years[11] | 2014 | Sci-fi | ||
| The Dossier[13] | 2014 | |||
| The River of Life[13] | 2014 | |||
| I Want To Be a People's Representative[13] | 2014 | |||
| Uyghurs: Prisoners of the Absurd[14] | 2014 | Documentary | Patricio Henríquez, Colette Loumède | |
| Miss Tibet: Beauty in Exile[15] | 2014 | Documentary | Norah Shapiro | |
| Web Junkie[16] | 2013 | Documentary | Hilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam, Neta Zwebner-Zaibert | |
| A Touch of Sin[17] | 2013 | Thriller | Shôzô Ichiyama | |
| When Night Falls[18] | 2012 | Drama | ||
| Listening to Third Grandmother's Stories[13] | 2012 | |||
| Female Directors | 2012 | |||
| People's Park[13] | 2012 | Musical Documentary | ||
| Ping'an Xueqing[13] | 2011 | |||
| Tibet: In the Land of the Brave[19] | 2011 | Documentary | Geneviève Brault | |
| Tibet in Song[20] | 2009 | Documentary | Ngawang Choephel | |
| Tibet: Beyond Fear[21] | 2008 | Documentary | Michael Perlman | |
| Tibet: Murder in the Snow[22] | 2008 | Documentary | Sally Ingleton | |
| Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion[23] | 2003 | Documentary | Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd, Sue Peosay, Tom Peosay | |
| Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy[24] | 1984 | Documentary | Graham Coleman |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hollywood relies on China to stay afloat. What does that mean for movies?". NPR. February 21, 2022.
- ^ Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Battle for Global Supremacy. Erich Schwartzel. 2022. ISBN 9781984879004.
- ^ a b c Siegel, Tatiana (2020-08-05). "Hollywood Is "Increasingly Normalizing" Self-Censorship for China, Report Finds". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Schager, Nick (2021-06-12). "'Mission: Joy – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times' Review: A Blandly Inspirational Doc About Happiness". Variety. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "China Undercover". FRONTLINE. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "China: Power and Prosperity". PBS NewsHour. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "The story behind the Oscar-nominated documentary China doesn't want you to see". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party | PBS, retrieved 2023-01-29
- ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (2017-05-25). "Review: Stirring doc 'Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower' captures emergence of a young leader". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Tibetan Warrior (2015) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-01-29
- ^ a b Hoad, Phil. "Ten Years and the underground history of Chinese sci-fi". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Kerr, Blake, TIBET'S END? Sterilization in the Land of Snows (Documentary), retrieved 2023-01-29
- ^ a b c d e f Pearlman, Ellen (2015-08-06). "What China Doesn't Want You to See: The Beijing Film Festival Comes to New York". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "Prime Video: Uyghurs, Prisoners of the Absurd". www.primevideo.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Miss Tibet: Beauty in Exile, retrieved 2023-01-29
- ^ Medalia, Shosh Shlam and Hilla (2014-08-09). "China Doesn't Want You to See the Internet Addiction Film 'Web Junkie'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Beam, Christopher (2013-12-04). "China Doesn't Want You to See This Year's Best Chinese Film". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "A Movie China Doesn't Want You to See". The New Yorker. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Tibet: In the Land of the Brave, retrieved 2023-01-29
- ^ Addiego, Walter (2010-11-05). "'Tibet in Song' review: Tradition under siege". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Tibet: Beyond Fear (2008) - Plot - IMDb, retrieved 2023-01-29
- ^ Tibet: Murder in the Snow, retrieved 2023-01-29
- ^ Guthmann, Edward; LaSalle, Mick (2003-10-03). "FILM CLIPS / Also opening today". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "Movie Review: Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.