High Tech, Low Life follows
two of China’s first citizen-reporters as they document the underside of the
country’s rapid economic development. A search for truth and fame inspires
young vegetable seller “Zola” to report on censored news stories from the
cities, while retired businessman “Tiger Temple” makes sense of the past by
chronicling the struggles of rural villagers. Land grabs, pollution, rising
poverty, local corruption and the growing willingness of ordinary people to
speak out are grist for these two bloggers who navigate China’s evolving
censorship regulations and challenge the boundaries of free speech.
Makoki Mori, assistant professor in the Department
of Foreign Languages & Literatures, will lead a discussion following the
film. Refreshments will be served.
PBS’s
POV is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films.
The screening is sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University and the
Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
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