Video short animated documentary "Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square" by Wang Shuibo a.k.a. Shui-Bo Wang

Watch "Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square" (30 min) Oscar nominated, Shui-Bo Wang's feature documentary is a visual autobiography of an artist who grew up in China during the historic upheavals of the '60s, '70s and '80s. A rich collage of original artwork and family and archival photographs presents a personal perspective on the turbulent Cultural Revolution and the years that followed. For Shui-Bo Wang and others of his generation, Tiananmen Square was the central symbol of the new China -- a society to be based on equality and cooperation. This animated documentary artfully traces Shui-Bo's roots and his own life journey as he struggles to sort through ideology and arrive at truth.

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More about director Wang Shuibo a.k.a. Shui-Bo Wang

More about the film "Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square"

Interview with Animation World Magazine

Director Wang Shuibo a.k.a. Shui-Bo Wang

Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Joly

Image Credits: Wang Shuibo and National Film Board of Canada