Young Research Library - Presentation Room 11348 YRL
Film Showing and Q&A Discussion with Director Zhang Tongdao
Kids Kingdom
82 min, 2009, China
This is a documentary film about a group of Chinese kids who spend most of their time in Ba Kindergarten, a preschool in Beijing. In this magical kingdom of children, a series of stories unfold. Sweet love sparkles between a 4-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy; a strong bullyboy, though tall, handsome, and charismatic, is a headache troublemaker and has to learns how to make friends with other children; a mysterious “thief” is discovered to be a two-years-old boy, whose strong curiosity has driven him to secretly “steal” many things into play. Underneath these cute, innocent stories is a rare glance at China’s preschool education.
A Zhang Tongdao's Film
Executive Producers: Kang Ning, Ke Ran, Yue Xiaomei
Producer: Wu Xiaomei
Director: Zhang Tongdao
Cinematography: Liu Dedong
Editor: Qu Cheng
China Education TV
Beijing Tongdao Film Studio
Awards:
Golden Panda Prize of Sichuan International Documentary Film Festival 2009
Opening film of 6th Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2010
Official screening of 6th Busan International Kids Film Festival 2010
Official selection of 7th Iran Youth International Film Festival 2010
Official selection of Fenland International Film Festival 2010
Official selection of Hong Kong Asia International Film Festival 2010
About the Director
Zhang Tongdao is a professor at the School of Arts and Media in Beijing Normal University. He is also a renowned documentary filmmaker.
Filmorgraphy:
Kids Kingdom (82 min, 2009)
The Century’s Long Take (6 hours, director CCTV 2004 )
Four Sisters from Baima (68 min, 2003, 2004 Friborg International Film Festival )
Neighborhood Committee (48 min, 2001, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, 2001)
Download file: vs-certificate-ve-gv5.pdf
Sponsor(s): Center for Chinese Studies
