A Film Is Stopped
停机
Synopsis
The one directorial feature by Ning Dai, sister of 5th generation filmmaker Ning Ying and wife of 6th generation filmmaker Zhang Yuan. It follows a chaotic period in November of 1993, when production suddenly halted on Zhang Yuan's TV film adaptation of a popular novel, Chicken Feathers, after the Chinese Film Bureau announced that Zhang could no longer direct the film due to submitting his previous independent feature, 1992's Beijing Bastards, to a film festival in Japan without receiving the proper authorization to do so. Ning's documentary features anguished meetings between the Chicken Feather's production crew as they debate replacing Zhang with another director, along with testimonials on the state of censorship in Chinese independent cinema of the early '90s from Wu Wenguang, Tang Danian, He Jianjun, Cui Jian, and others.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Dai Ning
- Original Title
- 停机
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 55m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Dai Ning
Li Xiaoshan
Dai Ning, Chen Qiang
Department Leadership Roster
Dai Ning
Director
Li Xiaoshan
Editor
Dai Ning
Producer
Chen Qiang
Producer
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What is A Film Is Stopped about?
The one directorial feature by Ning Dai, sister of 5th generation filmmaker Ning Ying and wife of 6th generation filmmaker Zhang Yuan. It follows a chaotic period in November of 1993, when production suddenly halted on Zhang Yuan's TV film adaptation of a popular novel, Chicken Feathers, after the Chinese Film Bureau announced that Zhang could no longer direct the film due to submitting his previous independent feature, 1992's Beijing Bastards, to a film festival in Japan without receiving the proper authorization to do so. Ning's documentary features anguished meetings between the Chicken Feather's production crew as they debate replacing Zhang with another director, along with testimonials on the state of censorship in Chinese independent cinema of the early '90s from Wu Wenguang, Tang Danian, He Jianjun, Cui Jian, and others.
Who directed A Film Is Stopped?
A Film Is Stopped was directed by Dai Ning.
Who stars in A Film Is Stopped?
The principal cast of A Film Is Stopped includes Zhang Yuan, Tang Danian, Wu Wenguang, Dai Ning, Cui Jian.
When was A Film Is Stopped released and how long is it?
A Film Is Stopped was released in 1994 with a total runtime of 55m.