Maineland / Women Make Movies ; 3 Three Waters Productions LLC ; directed by Miao Wang ; produced by Miao Wang, Violet Du Feng, Damon G. Smith, Robert Chang.
Features Stella Xinyi Zhu, Harry Junru He. This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. Originally released as a documentary film in 2017. Wide screen (16:9); 5.1 stereo.
Summary:
"Filmed over three years in China and the U.S., Maineland is a multi-layered coming-of-age tale that follows two affluent and cosmopolitan teenagers as they settle into a boarding school in blue-collar rural Maine. Part of the enormous wave of "parachute students" from China enrolling in U.S. private schools, bubbly, fun-loving Stella and introspective Harry come seeking a Western-style education, escape from the dreaded Chinese college entrance exam, and the promise of a Hollywood-style U.S. high school experience. As Stella and Harry's fuzzy visions of the American dream slowly gain more clarity, they ruminate on their experiences of alienation, culture clash, and personal identity, sharing insights and poignant discourses on home and coun[t]ry"--Container.
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