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Indie online film from Wang XiaofengPosted by Alice Xin Liu, December 26, 2008 5:30 PM
Last Sunday in Beijing, Sanlian Life Week journalist and blogger Wang Xiaofeng premiered his online film called When a Child is Born in English and '你丫真狠' in Chinese. It's Wang's third such film or 'DV' as he calls them. Directed and written by Wang, the video features non professional actors, including guest appearances by many A-list Chinese bloggers such as the novelist Han Han. After the screening of the film to an audience of hundreds of people last Sunday, Wang posted the video to his blog. Yesterday he posted the answers to some frequently asked questions including the meaning of the Chinese title 你丫真狠. The profanity is old Beijing lingo derived from "son of a bitch" or "bastard," explains Wang in the FAQ. An attempted translation of the Chinese title would be "You ruthless bastard" or "You ruthless SOB." Below is an excerpt from the post. FAQ on When a Child is Born by Wang XiaofengMany people (including media) have asked me all kinds of questions about When a Child is Born: some of these questions I didn't want to answer again. Below I have written down some of these FAQs. Q: Why does Han Han only appear for 5 seconds? Q: I saw Teacher Luo Yonghao's name in the credits at the end. Why didn't I see him in the video? Q: Lao Liu and Tumotuo did not appear. Why? Q: I don't think that Li Dayong really loves Dai Fang in the film - he didn't seem to try to stop his girlfriend from leaving. Q: Why did you want to make a video? Q: Will you go make a feature film? Q: Did Chen Xiaoqing put on dental braces for her part in the film? Q: Why do you always use a copy of Sanlian Life Week in your videos? Q: Why do you use an out-of-date issue of Sanlian Life Week? Q: Why is the English name of the video When a Child is Born? Q: Are the events in the video real? Q: The bridge that appears in the beginning and end of the video - where is it? Q: Who plays Li Dayong, the central male lead? Q: Will you ask famous actors to appear in your videos? Q: How do you direct or co-ordinate your actors? Links and Sources
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Comments on Indie online film from Wang Xiaofeng
The interesting thing is that I didn't spot HanHan but did spot Jeremy of Danwei.