Zhao Liang (director)

For other people named Zhao Liang, see Zhao Liang (disambiguation).
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhao.
Zhao Liang
Born 1971 (age 44–45)
Liaoning Province
China
Alma mater Luxun Fine Art Academy
Occupation film director

Zhao Liang (simplified Chinese: 赵亮; traditional Chinese: 趙亮; pinyin: Zhào Liàng), born 1971 in Liaoning Province[1] is a Chinese documentary film director. His early work was independent and was not approved for release by the Chinese government, but his works has since been released in China.[2]

Life and career

Zhao graduated from Luxun Fine Art Academy in 1992. He supported himself as a photographer while working on his early documentaries. Zhao's 2009 documentary Petition: The Court of the Complainants premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and is about aspects of the legal system in China.[3] The film was shot over twelve years and details the plight of Chinese citizens traveling to Beijing to file complaints with the central government about local officials. After debuting at Cannes the film was banned in China. His 2011 film Together is about discrimination against people with HIV and AIDS in China and was commissioned by the Ministry of Health.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "赵亮（艺术家、导演）_百度百科". baike.baidu.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  2. 1 2 Wong, Edward (August 13, 2011). Chinese Director’s Path From Rebel to Insider. New York Times
  3. ↑ Ebert, Roger (April 17, 2011). Chinese Documentaries: an Inside Look. Archived September 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Chicago Sun-Times


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