Beijing 2003 (2004)
- Directed by
- Ai Weiwei
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 150h
- Rating
- 1.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This experimental documentary shows continuous street-level recordings of Beijing in 2003. It presents a long, unedited view of urban daily life as seen by the filmmaker.
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What happens
Beijing 2003 is an experimental documentary film by Chinese contemporary artist and filmmaker Ai Weiwei. The film consists of continuous street-level footage recorded throughout Beijing and is notable for its extreme duration and conceptual approach to urban documentation. At 9,000 minutes (150 hours), it is one of the longest films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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