Blossoming in the Wind (风经) & Who is Hao Ran? (浩然是谁)
Both films have English subtitles. Free and open to the public.
Blossoming in the Wind
Directed by Sun Yuelin, 2005 (60 min.)
As the debut work of the young filmmaker Sun Yueling, “Blossoming in the Wind” has won the Committee Nomination Prize at the 2005 Yunnan Multi Culture Visual Forum/Festival. It is an intimate and personal record of a blissful pilgrimage journey of Rinpoche, a Tibetan Living Buddha. Traveling with several disciples of his and the filmmaker, Ripoche heads for a Tibetan sacred mountain in Deqing, Yunnan Province. Marching on through sleet and snow, Ripoche spreads his joy and wisdom throughout the whole journey.
孙悦凌《风经》 60 minutes, 2005
在云南中甸德钦雨崩村的庙里，僧人曲真仁波切带着几个小喇嘛一起修行。在僧侣的生活中，一切都显得自然而然。对僧人而言，朝拜神山是一项重要的活动，一路上，走到哪家就休憩在哪，随着路程的逐渐艰辛，一些为琐碎的生活场景所模糊的信念变得清晰起来，在雪山上，突然雪花飘飞，小喇嘛一不小心掉进了水坑，浑身湿透的他忍不住哭起来，曲真把小喇嘛背在身上，往山下走去。这时候他不像一个带领修行的智者，而更似一个慈祥的父亲。日复一日，年复一年，这里的一切，安静，但有着自身的动感，就像遥远的太子雪山上的积雪。
Who is Hao Ran?
Directed by Yang Yishu, 2006 (70 min.)
This documentary is about a planned street fight of some teenagers wandering about in a small town in East China. In their lives, such street fights occur almost everyday. Constantly prompted by unfulfilled impulses and inexhaustible energy, these youngsters have a lot of time on their hands and they itch for excitement and violence. Amidst a confusing reality, they loiter about feeling lost and desolate. While these teens are tough and strong, they are also quite fragile.
Fall 2006 Chinese Documentary Film Series – Showcasing Films from REC Foundation’s REEL CHINA Biennial Film Festival