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People’s Republic of Desire
NAME OF FILM: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF DESIRE
DIRECTOR(S): Hao Wu
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: In China’s popular live-streaming showrooms, three millennials – a karaoke singer, a migrant worker and a rags-to-riches comedian – seek fame, fortune and human connection, ultimately finding the same promises and perils online as in their real lives.
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165 Films Documentary Feature Films Submitted for 2018 Oscar Race
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SXSW Award-Winning Documentary PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF DESIRE Opens in Theaters on November 30 [Trailer]
People’s Republic of Desire, the winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature at SXSW, is the untold story of China’s live-streaming economy, and the search for fame, fortune and human connection in a virtual world.
Fantasia 2018 Unleashes Second Wave of Films, Opens with JUST A BREATH AWAY
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‘Eighth Grade’ ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Among Winners at 2018 Seattle International Film Festival
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WILDLIFE Starring Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal to Open 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival
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2018 Sheffield Doc/Fest film Unveils Lineup of ‘bold and innovative non-fiction films’
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