Movie/documentary
Beijing Bubbles
With a combination of a book (180 pages, in Geman and English) and two DVDs (in English and Chinese), Bejing Bubbles opens up a deep insight into Beijing's music and sub-culture scene- a revelation for everyone interested in China! Beijing Bubbles is a book and documentary film about the punk and rock scene in Beijing, a scene which is not highly regarded as a sub-culture domestically; a personal, authentic and intimate documentation of the sub-culture in China. The music is not the only focal point; rather, above all, the attitude towards life of the musicians, who refuse to take part in the rising consumer culture and drive to achieve in China. They are dreamers, melancholics, disillusionists and show a deliberate disinterest in political protest. In the midst of the hustle and the bustle of the big city, they live in their own little world, in which only music, creativity and individual happiness count as a raison d'être. It celebrates a counterculture which his hardly noticed and which banks on their little islands in the big city. As different as they may be in their manner, age and music, these bands all share a fervent rejection of contemporary Chinese society, which is currently developing faster than any other in the world. They say: "It's no use to be a hard working man" (Joyside), "We need a quiet mood to think about music" (Hang On The Box), "We don't want to be a part of this society" (Sha Zi), "We are still underground" (New Pants), "I isolate myself since a long time" (Hanggai Band)...also with Carsick Cars, PK 14, Subs, Cui Jian, Xiao He The documentary was screend at arround 50 international Filmfestivals (MoMa New York, Israel, Norway, Australia, Germany, Italy, UK...)