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Breathing
Zhang Shihe
Release year: 2022
Run time: 87 mins
Film type: Documentary
Synopsis
In China, it is conservatively estimated that there are at least 6 million migrant workers suffering from pneumoconiosis. Pneumoconiosis accounts for 90% of all occupational diseases, and 90% of pneumoconiosis sufferers are farmers. They work in the worst conditions and create wealth for society, but are deprived of their health until they "kneel down and die". This film reflects the current situation of pneumoconiosis in mainland China and its social context through the documentation of the special treatment of pneumoconiosis patients. This film is an experimental documentary. It is a documentary about the entire process of surgical lung washing, which is documented in a seemingly boring and lengthy medical footage, allowing the audience to feel the pain and suffering of the patients.
Director biography
Formerly known as Zhang Shihe, a native of Xi’an, Shaanxi, the first citizen journalist, documentary director, participant and witness of the League and the New Citizen Movement, was called “citizen reporter ” by many media such as Newsweek and Sanlian Life Week "First Practitioner", originally engaged in the Beijing film and television advertising industry, is now a freelancer. He joined the Writers Association in the 1980s and went to the sea to do business. After graduating from elementary school, he displayed his feelings in the form of blogs and DVs, which attracted the attention of many people. He also called himself a "walking blog". The video of the Wangfujing murder in 2003 earned him the title of citizen journalist.
