http://china.usc.edu/ShowEvent.aspx?EventID=1295
And thank you to Sara Grossbarth for writing a great story about “The Colony” and my work for the Medill website.
http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/newsreleases/archives.aspx?id=156237
Our recent National Geographic interview mentioning our documentary “The Women’s Kingdom” is now online. The film documents one of the world’s last matriarchy’s in southwest China on the Tibetan border:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/06/090619-fathers-day-2009-no-fathers.html
More on The Women’s Kingdom:
Had the strangest shooting day in Chinatown, Africa – just like a Jia Zhang Ke film.
The cool kids, Chinese 20-somethings, living out in the wild wild west tattooed and pierced belting karaoke.
They brought in a young Senegalese woman who learned enough Chinese to sing a song. Everyone cheered, smoked a cigarette, and downed a Flag beer.
A Chinese baby on the floor dances; she was recently born in Dakar.
It is hot as hell in Dakar, some say the hottest ever. It is also really humid. I am sweating bullets. I interviewed a Chinese woman restaurant owner who gave a great interview but held back on the juicy bits.
A Senegalese in the market wanted a bribe and forced us out eventually. Had a great conversation about potential WWIII scenarios with a senior Chinese businessman who took us out to dinner. I proposed a Chinese win, he prop a US win.
Will save Chinese karaoke for tomorrow.
Back in Dakar after a 16 hour flight and the usual chaos at the Dakar airport. At the hotel at midnight.
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