Morning Sun (documentary)
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Morning SunMorning Sun ( is a 2003 documentary film
by Carma Hinton
about the Cultural Revolution
in China
.
The film uses archival and propaganda footage from the era as well as interviews with Red Guard
participants and victims to explore the events and effects of the Cultural Revolution.
In the United States
, the film garnered largely positive reviews. It won the American Historical Association
John E. O'Connor Film Award in 2004 and was nominated or a finalist in regards to a handful of other awards and film festivals. In China, the film is almost certainly banned as public discussion of the Cultural Revolution is taboo, and state censors
are strict with political and foreign-made films.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
by Carma Hinton
Carma Hinton
Carma Hinton is a documentary filmmaker and Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Visual Culture and Chinese Studies at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia, United States. She was born and raised in Beijing, China, by American parents, and lived there until she was twenty-one. Chinese is...
about the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
in China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
The film uses archival and propaganda footage from the era as well as interviews with Red Guard
Red Guards (China)
Red Guards were a mass movement of civilians, mostly students and other young people in the People's Republic of China , who were mobilized by Mao Zedong in 1966 and 1967, during the Cultural Revolution.-Origins:...
participants and victims to explore the events and effects of the Cultural Revolution.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the film garnered largely positive reviews. It won the American Historical Association
American Historical Association
The American Historical Association is the oldest and largest society of historians and professors of history in the United States. Founded in 1884, the association promotes historical studies, the teaching of history, and the preservation of and access to historical materials...
John E. O'Connor Film Award in 2004 and was nominated or a finalist in regards to a handful of other awards and film festivals. In China, the film is almost certainly banned as public discussion of the Cultural Revolution is taboo, and state censors
Censorship in the People's Republic of China
Censorship in the People's Republic of China is implemented or mandated by the PRC's ruling party, the Communist Party of China . The special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau have their own legal systems and are largely self-governing, so these censorship policies do not apply...
are strict with political and foreign-made films.
External links
- Nick Fraser Storyville Series Editor
- Morning Sun website
- Center for Asian American Media - North American distributor of the film
- 'Morning Sun' Documents China's Cultural Revolution - NPR interview with the film's creator