| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 65 min.) : sound, color and black and white |
| Summary |
Immigration, globalization, Chinese factories and African dreams ... This documentary weaves stories of Africans chasing alluring, yet elusive, "Made in China" dreams into a compelling critique of 21st century global capitalism. Guangzhou(Canton) is southern China's centuries-old trading port. Today it's a booming metropolis -- the Mecca of mass consumption -- attracting more than half a million African traders each year. Over time, some of these Africans have chosen to stay, and to them China looks like the new land of opportunity, a place where anything is possible. But is it? Guangzhou Dream Factory, following a filmmaker's journey from Ghana to China and back to Africa, gives viewers a rare glimpse of African aspirations while also providing fresh, new perspectives on China and African economic development |
| Credits |
Director of photography (China), James M. Costello ; additional photography, Mantse Aryeequaye (Ghana) ; edited by Christiane Badgley ; original music by Sewor Okudzeto |
| Performer |
Narrator, Christiane Badgley |
| Notes |
Closed captioning in English |
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Chinese, English, French and Mandarin dialogue with English subtitles |
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Online resource; title from title frames |
| Subject |
Africans -- China -- Guangzhou
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Black people -- China -- Guangzhou
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Business enterprises -- China -- Guangzhou
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Ethnic relations
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Business enterprises
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Black people
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Africans
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Documentary-style films
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Globalization
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Guangzhou (China) -- Ethnic relations
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| Subject |
China -- Guangzhou
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| Genre/Form |
documentary film.
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Nonfiction films
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Internet videos
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Documentary films
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Internet videos.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Badgley, Christiane, film director, film producer, screenwriter, narrator, editor of moving image work.
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Marcus, Erica, film producer.
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Costello, James M., director of photography
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Okudzeto, Sewor, composer (expression)
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Raymar Educational Films, production company.
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