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Chimeras

Mika Mattila
Finland, 2013, 87 min.

In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles.

Jury Award, Salem Film Fest; Grand Jury Award Topanga Film Festival

Portraying two minds in identity crisis, the troubled contemporary-art giant Wang Guangyi and the up- and-coming photographer Liu Gang, Chimeras freeze frames China at a moment when its aspirations are at war with its sense of identity.

Category: Documentary.
Themes: Arts, Identity.

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