China Blue
| China Blue | |
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| Directed by | Micha X. Peled |
| Produced by | Micha X. Peled |
| Cinematography | Micha X. Peled |
| Edited by | Manuel Tsingaris |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
China Blue is a 2005 documentary film directed by Micha Peled.[1] It follows the life of Jasmine Li, a young seventeen-year-old worker from Sichuan province, in a Chinese jeans factory, Lifeng Clothes Factory (丽锋服饰制衣有限公司) in Shaxi, Guangdong [2] producing Vigaze Jeans (a company based in Istanbul, Turkey [3]), hence the title. Jasmine earned about half a yuan for one hour's work (which amounted to about six US cents).[4]
The documentary discusses both the sweatshop conditions in factories in China and the growing importance of China as an exporting country on a global scale.
At the 2005 Amnesty International film festival, it won the Amnesty International-DOEN Award. In April 2007 China Blue aired on the award winning PBS series Independent Lens.
References
- ↑ About Teddy Bear Films
- ↑ Lifeng Clothes Company:
- Lifeng Factory (English) (archived copy 2003)
- (English) (archived copy 2007)
- ↑ Vigaze Jeans website Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ China Blue film - Independent Lens website
External links
- Official website for China Blue
- China Blue webpage for Independent Lens on PBS
- Audio interview of filmmaker Micha Peled with C.S. Soong, host of Against the Grain on KPFA (Pacifica Radio), August 7, 2007
- China Blue at the Internet Movie Database