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The Gift of Memories

This piece follows local Chicago photographer Mark Brown. He loves photographing children and families and uses his background in comedy and improv to make each session a memorable experience. He also specializes in taking photos[…]

The Young Kunqu Opera Performer

Jiang Ke, a pretty Chinese girl, stepped to her career on Kunqu Opera stage for the first time when she was 12. Now Jiang has been a professional opera performer with experience of more than[…]

The Surgeon of Jade

In the process of jade carving, some raw jade have been put into bin before beginning the work. However, XU Kai refuses to abandon those imperfect materials of jade, but revives them through creative designs,[…]

The Original Aspiration of Pei

As Ieoh Ming Pei’s apprentice, Lin Bing designed an exhibition for Pei to memorize his life in Suzhou and his mental world in this ancient city.   About the Filmmaker Submitted by     Filmmaker’s[…]

Steel; The Craft

“The Pleasure of making knives for a living is…making knives for a living”. Steve Rick has been making custom metal work in Cimarron, New Mexico for longer than some people have been alive.   About[…]

Handpainting of Hangzhou

This is a story about a father and his daughter hand-paintings Hangzhou.  They set up a public Wechat account named “ Hand-painting of Hangzhou”.  With Hangzhou Street Lanes, the painting tells a story behind it.[…]

Personal

A documentary about the struggle and the joy of being an international actor in New York City.   About the Filmmaker Submitted by Elena Grosso Elena was born and raised in Italy where she obtained[…]

Be a Follower

Be a Follower is a film about a young man and his push to your children and adults the same, to get out there a be a follower. Being a follower has always in my[…]

Shaolin Monk Painter

Life is a process of self-refining, and Yanda Shifu, the monk master in Shaolin Temple, perceives writing & painting as one approach to the process. With full admiration for previous monk painters throughout thousands years[…]

Listen, Imagine, Create

Tim Alicino is an Italian sound engineer based in South Africa.  Through his words we discover what the art of sound design means for him.   About the Filmmaker Submitted by Michelangelo Torres Michelangelo Torres[…]