Children's Village
Directed, Photographed, edited by: Zou Xueping
English subtitle translated by Leslie Tai
85 min. /2012
Filmmaker’s words:
This film is the third one I have made for the People's Memory Project, returning again to the same village. In the beginning of 2012, in winter, while continuing my interviewing there, I began investigating and gathering statistics on deaths during The Three Year Famine. I also began soliciting donations for a memorial for those who had died then. Kids from 10-15 years old voluntarily joined these activities, taking the video camera I gave them, visiting old folks, interviewing, and getting statistics, donations. This project gave them a first opportunity to learn about and appreciate their village's history. With these "Little Angels" help, I suddenly no longer felt alone in the village. I could see the future and its hopes. This film completes my three-film Zou Village Series.
Zou Xueping was born in 1985. In 2009 she graduated from the China Fine Arts Academy. Since 2008, she has been a resident artist at CCD Workstation. She has documentaries Mom (2008), The Starving Village (2010), Satiated Village (2011) and Children's Village (2012). Her films has selected by Taiwan International Film Festival, 2010, Tampere International Film Festival, 2011, Beijing Independent Film Festival and won “Excellent Award”, 2012