This video shows a few scenes of Shuzhou, the small water town of only five million people that I wrote about in an earlier post. As you will see, Shuzhou is famous for its canals and gardens. I've also once again included my now favorite dinner time activity (besides eating): the "Lazy Susan Cam".
I somewhat hesitantly chose to use the Seu George cover of Bowie's Life On Mars for the background music. Even though the lyrics are fully irrelevant, this song has always communicated to me a sense of distance and unfamiliarity. Shuzhou, unlike Shanghai, does not have the feeling of being in a western city. However, if the odd combination of Portugese lyrics from an American song in a Chinese City is too much to deal with, you may turn off your volume before hitting 'play'. I just like to think of it as a Multicultural Video.
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Very nice.
This so very cool, and I especially love the "fully irrelevent" music! So great that you posted some of your work.
vay video!
-allison
oh, uh... vey thanks...everyone!
Nice to know your being treated well. Im surprised how peaceful the town looks compared to the bustling Chinese cities.
I miss you, Gran. You look happy over there. I'm living and going to college in New York (and working at the !Angelika Film Center.) I'm slowly making the adjustment to the city lifestyle. I'll try to keep in touch better (via e-mail or something like this.) I just wanted to say hi, and that things are not the same without you around.
Hey Ryan and Martin- Sorry I missed your comments earlier. Martin - Its so cool that you're working at the angelika! Glad you're getting used to city life, its a great place, and the Angelika is one of those places that is right at the heart of the independent culture- what a place to be! Ryan- yeah, china is a series of contradictions, clean and peaceful places and crowded dirty places as well. Amazing food and food that is unimaginably bad. Really great to hear from you both. makes me miss home more.
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