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Americaville / a film by Adam James Smith.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Smith, Adam James, film director, film producer, director of photography, editor of moving image work.
Scales, Rob (Composer), composer.
Zhang, Qi, 1921- film producer.
Guang, Wei (Film producer), film producer.
ARCHFILM, production company.
Language:
Chinese
English
Subjects (All):
Jackson Hole (China).
Jackson Hole (Wyo.)--Influence.
Jackson Hole (Wyo.).
Planned communities--China--Hebei Sheng--21st century.
Planned communities.
Suburban life--China--Beijing--21st century.
Suburban life.
Architecture--China--American influences.
Architecture.
Popular culture--China--American influences.
Popular culture.
Globalization--Social aspects--China.
Globalization.
New towns--China--American influences.
New towns.
Planned communities--China--American influences.
New towns--China--Western influences.
Popular culture--American influences.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
Globalization--Social aspects.
Cities and towns.
Architecture--American influences.
Documentary films.
Wyoming--Jackson Hole.
China--Beijing.
China.
Genre:
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Internet videos.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (78 minutes)) : sound, color
Place of Publication:
[San Francisco, CA] : Video Project, 2020.
Language Note:
In English and Chinese with English subtitles.
System Details:
digital
Summary:
"Hidden among the mountains north of Beijing, a Wild West themed community promises to deliver the American dream to its several thousand Chinese residents. In Americaville, Annie Liu escapes China's increasingly uninhabitable capital city to pursue happiness, freedom, romance, and spiritual fulfillment in the town; only to find the American idyll harder to attain than what was promised to her."-- IMDB.com
A Wild West themed gated community in China promises the American Dream to its Chinese residents.
Participant:
Featuring: Liu Hua, Kun Qi, Liu Xiangyang, Wang Zifan ; also featuring: Liu Lei and others.
Credits:
A production by ARCHFILM ; producing: Adam James Smith, Qi Zhang ; additional producing: Wei Guang and 4 others ; cinematography: Adam James Smith and 3 others ; editing: Adam James Smith ; music: Rob Scales ; funding: The Whickers Asian Cinema Fund and others.
Notes:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on January 24, 2025).
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2020.
Best Feature Documentary at ArchFilm Lund, 2020
Other Format:
Videodisc version: Americaville.
OCLC:
1329293880
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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