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Acrobatics

The unknown future may be still hopeful, while the known future is horrible.
The documentary "acrobatics" adopts parallel model, which documents the children's hard practice in a county acrobatics school as well as two brothers' preparation and performance for weddings and funerals. How did they spend the National Day when most people were celebrating? In the brothers' eyes, the children are just their past. They have experienced what the children are experiencing. In the children's eyes, the brothers may be their future. Will they be in the brothers' shoes in the future? That's what this documentary is about, the epitome of the current Chinese traditional acrobatics.

  • Zheng Minghao
    Director
  • Yang Yinhe
    Producer
  • Zhou Yuan
    Producer
  • Xie lu
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    48 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 10, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    120,000 CNY
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Zheng Minghao

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Director Statement

Through a chance encounter I happened upon a group of children and what it is they do. It is not about sport, it is not about a dream, and it certainly is not about glory. It is simply about survival.