Wen Pulin Movies

Highlights the rebellious young generation of artists in China fighting for political emancipation, artistic freedom and creating a cultural golden...

In 1989, a group of avant-garde artists who had collaborated in private for years received permission to organize their own exhibition at the...

In 1993, on the 100th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s birth, Wen Pulin mobilized the “Sun 100” series of artistic activities, staging...

Early filmed theater performance by avant-garde artist Wen Pulin.

In April of 1986, Wen Pulin and his then-wife Zheng Ziru directed students at Beijing Second Foreign Language Institute in an English-language play...

On Tomb Sweeping Day, in 1988, a film crew set out for the monument of the Tangshan earthquake to shoot a memorial ceremony for the victims. This...

Independent documentary by Jiang Yue. Excerpted from production notes: "At the foot of Petal Place, there was once a large stretch of vacant ground...

Short documentary with English narration that was prepared for the Inside Out: New Chinese Art exhibition at Asia Society in New York City, which ran...

Third short film on Tibet, 'Murals and Stone Carvings of Lama Temple,' from Wen Pulin's Archive of Chinese Avant-Garde Art.

Short film on Tibet #1, 'Tibetan Artist Visit,' from Wen Pulin's Archive of Chinese Avant-Garde Art.

Wen Pulin documents the social conditions, customs, and spiritual life of Tibetans in Lhasa.

A documentary about politically-charged Chinese performance art -- contains footage of the most significant performance art activities that took...

The Wen brothers, as director and photographer of the film, documented their 10 years of journey in Tibet, from 1989 to 1999. Their film investigates...

The Wen brothers lived and traveled together with the living lama, Bajia, in Beijing and to his homeland in Ganzi Zangzu Zizhizhou in 1990s. This...

Documentary about the lives of a group of Tibetan religious dance performers.

A documentary on the XVII Karmapa of Tibet. The film also presents the spiritual life of Tibetan Buddhists in the 1990s through interviews.

A Wen Pulin and Jiang Yue co-directed documentary about Tibet.

A documentary film showing the oldest street in Lhasa, Bajiao St., also called Bakhor or Baghor), located in the town center. In the past, Bajiao...

The Wen brothers, Wen Pulin and Wen Puqing -- as director and cinematographer, respectively -- document the social conditions, customs, and spiritual...

A biographical film of the the Karma-pa XVI and XVII of Tibet. The film also presents the spiritual life of Tibetan Buddhists in 1990s through...