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Title:
Americaville [digital video].
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Publication Date:
2020
2023
Publication Information:
Video Project, 2020.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (79 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Abstract:
Hidden among the mountains north of Beijing, far from the crowds, pollution, and bureaucracy of the capital city, a Wild West-themed gated community promises to deliver the American dream to its several thousand Chinese residents. Jackson Hole, China is one of the country's several replica cities. Director Adam James Smith is granted access to this exclusive town and lives among the residents to document their lives in this unique town. One such citizen is Annie Liu. She hangs many of her hopes on the town in her attempts to achieve her idea of the American Dream only to find the American idyll harder to attain than what was promised to her in China's Wild West. After widespread criticism from the Chinese media and feeling pressure from new breeds of nationalism radiating out from both the Chinese and American governments, the community becomes split between those who cling to the American dream and those who seek to reclaim their Chinese national identity within this idyll.
General Note:
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Genre:
Language:
English
Additional Language:
In Chinese,English
Electronic Access:
Access immediately on Kanopy