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This film is a compilation of excerpts from interviews with everyday people who experienced the Chinese Cultural Revolution era from 1966 to 1976. The interviews were conducted between 2015 and 2019 for The CR/10 Project of the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, and the Down to the Countryside Movement project of Dartmouth College Library. The CR/10 Project offers interviewees of all ages 10-20 minutes to freely share memories or impressions of the Cultural Revolution era. The Down to the Countryside Movement project focuses on the experiences of individuals who were part of the mass relocation from urban areas to rural villages during this era. This production has selected and arranged these responses according to the historical chronology of events that they recall., Part 1 (53 min., 15 sec.) -- Part 2 (53 min., 5 sec.)., directed by Dr. Edward Mansfield Gunn ; assistant director, Dr. Kun Qian ; executive producer, Haihui Zhang ; producer, University of Pittsburgh Library System., "Funding provided by the Henry Luce Foundation with support from the University Library System, and the China Council at the University of Pittsburgh.", Editor, Karl Nykwest ; music, Lee Rosevere., English narration, Karl Nykwest ; Chinese narration, Rebecca C. Bao., In Chinese and English with optional English subtitles.

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Title
The revolution they remember. Part 2. English Language Version
Subject
Down to the countryside movement (China)--Interviews, Migration, Internal--China--History--20th century, Urban-rural migration--China--History--20th century, China--History--Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976--Interviews
Description
This film is a compilation of excerpts from interviews with everyday people who experienced the Chinese Cultural Revolution era from 1966 to 1976. The interviews were conducted between 2015 and 2019 for The CR/10 Project of the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, and the Down to the Countryside Movement project of Dartmouth College Library. The CR/10 Project offers interviewees of all ages 10-20 minutes to freely share memories or impressions of the Cultural Revolution era. The Down to the Countryside Movement project focuses on the experiences of individuals who were part of the mass relocation from urban areas to rural villages during this era. This production has selected and arranged these responses according to the historical chronology of events that they recall., Part 1 (53 min., 15 sec.) -- Part 2 (53 min., 5 sec.)., directed by Dr. Edward Mansfield Gunn ; assistant director, Dr. Kun Qian ; executive producer, Haihui Zhang ; producer, University of Pittsburgh Library System., "Funding provided by the Henry Luce Foundation with support from the University Library System, and the China Council at the University of Pittsburgh.", Editor, Karl Nykwest ; music, Lee Rosevere., English narration, Karl Nykwest ; Chinese narration, Rebecca C. Bao., In Chinese and English with optional English subtitles.
Publisher
[University of Pittsburgh Library System],
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor), Gunn, Edward M. (film director), Qian, Kun (film director), Zhang, Haihui (film producer), Nykwest, Karl (editor of moving image work) (narrator), Bao, Rebecca C. (narrator), Rosevere, Lee (composer), Henry Luce Foundation, University of Pittsburgh. University Library System (film producer), University of Pittsburgh. China Council, Dartmouth College. Library
Date
2020, 2020, [2020]
Type
MovingImage, videorecording, Documentary films, Interviews, documentaries (documents), video recordings (physical artifacts), interviews
Format
electronic resource, remote, 1 online resource (2 video files (106 min., 20 sec.)) : sound, color, with black and white sequences, computer, online resource
Identifier
oclc:1232177096, oclc:on1232177096, pitt:666970988
Language
eng
Coverage
China, China, China
Rights
In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: University of Pittsburgh, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/