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Set during the Chinese Cultural Revolution in 1966, this short tells the story of a projectionist who accidentally inverts a film featuring Chairman Mao. The townsfolk and Red Guard are so enraged by the upside down image of one of China's... See more »

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Scott Chan ...
Gao Jianguo
Jane Ho ...
Red Guard Officer
Kerry Huang ...
Xu
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Lin
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Red Guard
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Red Guard
Perry Tsao ...
Wong Doling

Directed by

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Elaine L. Liu

Written by

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Elaine L. Liu ... ()

Produced by

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Jason F. Brown ... producer

Music by

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Raz Mesinai

Cinematography by

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Jamison Grella

Editing by

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Jane Chen

Editorial Department

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Noëlle Penraat ... negative cutter
Pete Spataro ... color timer

Production Design by

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Chris Schuster

Art Direction by

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Mihail Kossev

Costume Design by

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Zhi Qiang Tao

Makeup Department

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Sandy Andrle Roffman ... key hair stylist (as Sandy Andrle) / key makeup artist (as Sandy Andrle)
Kenida Harris ... hair stylist / makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Valerie Evering ... assistant director: pre-production
Daniel Schulman ... second assistant director
Steve Shapiro ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Kevin Kirkpatrick ... swing
Nai Xiong Lin ... set construction
Renae Moore ... art department assistant
Morgen Pavlovic ... art department assistant
Steven Slater ... set constructor
Sarah Steele ... set construction
Geoffrey Walker ... art department assistant
Judy Wu ... concept artist
Hyun-Ju Yang ... concept artist

Sound Department

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Cory Choy ... additional boom operator
Dov Frankel ... additional boom operator
Paul Hsu ... supervising sound editor
Carey Murphey ... boom operator
Chris Allen Tilton ... sound mixer

Visual Effects by

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Haven Cousins ... visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Mark Beattie ... electrician
Brian Bradford ... grip
Jon Chen ... still photographer (as Jonathan Chen)
Yvonne Chu ... first assistant camera
Travis DeGrange ... grip
David George Ellis ... steadicam operator
Peter Fackler ... key grip
Derek Gross ... gaffer
Keith McNicholas ... grip
Garrett Morgan ... clapper loader
Yushuke Nishimura ... electrician
Kit Pennebaker ... camera operator
Meg Schrock ... electrician
Ted Slaughter ... second assistant camera
Robert Toth ... best boy grip
Ryan Webb ... best boy electric

Casting Department

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Sonia Guang ... casting assistant
Michael Siu ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Plutus Tsai ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Kevin Hoyer ... location scout
Eric Liu ... location manager

Music Department

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Xiao Fen Min ... musician: pipa
Zongchun Zhao ... musician: erhu

Additional Crew

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Tiffany Chung ... production coordinator
Sean Cooney ... set production assistant
Aldous Davidson ... production assistant
Meaghan Forrestal ... production assistant
Liz Lonergan ... production consultant
Aled Ordu ... set production assistant
Will Schluter ... key set production assistant
Susana Travieso ... documentarian
George Wasgatt ... production coordinator

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Plot Summary

Set during the Chinese Cultural Revolution in 1966, this short tells the story of a projectionist who accidentally inverts a film featuring Chairman Mao. The townsfolk and Red Guard are so enraged by the upside down image of one of China's most feared and revered leaders that the innocent mistake results in dire consequences for the projectionist. Written by Tribeca Film Festival

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Also Known As
  • Dian ying fang ying yuan (China, Mandarin title)
Runtime
  • 12 min
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