China Love
Director | Writer | Co-Producer
2018 | Australia | Feature Documentary | 86 minutes
China Love takes us on a billion-dollar ride of fantasy exploring contemporary China through the window of the pre-wedding photography industry.
China Love was produced by Media Stockade and awarded the Create NSW/ABC Arts Documentary Feature Fund, premiering at Sydney Film Festival in 2018.
The project started as a photo series for The Australian Financial Review and later for TIME magazine. By following the story over a period of time, the project grew into an exploration of intergenerational tension, cultural trauma and ultimately, hopes and dreams in contemporary China.
The film had an International Premiere at DOCNYC and went on to play at many more international film festivals, then cinemas in Australia and the UK. It is available on several platforms globally and currently features on Netflix, iQiyi and Sundance Now.
The photo series was exhibited in a major exhibition at the Shanghai Center of Photography, at Pier 2 Arts Taiwan and featured in the HeadOn Photo Festival in Sydney. The series was also published by Media Stockade as a photobook.
Created in collaboration with Atom, the China Love education toolkit was created for the Australian high school curriculum.
The soundtrack is a collaboration between Basil Hogios, Richard Tamplenizza and Shanghai artist CharitySsb. It is available to download on multiple platforms.

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Sydney Film Festival Event Cinemas George Street
Sydney Film Festival Dendy Newtown
Sydney Event Cinemas George Street
Southbank Village Cinemas - Crown
Robina Event Cinemas Robina
Yarraville Sun Theatre Yarraville
Brisbane Event Cinemas Brisbane City Myer
Randwick The Ritz Cinema
Chatswood Mandarin Centre
North Hobart The State Cinema
New York City DOC NYC - Cinepolis Chelsea
Byron Bay Pighouse Flicks Lounge Cinema
Canberra Palace Electric Cinema
Adelaide Wallis Piccadilly Cinemas
Darwin Deckchair Cinema
Belgrave, Victoria Cameo Cinema
Carlton, Melbourne Cinema Nova
Sale, Victoria Sale Cinema
Randwick, NSW The Ritz
Guangzhou International Documentary Film K11 Cinema
Newtown, NSW Dendy Cinemas Newtown
Melbourne, Victoria Village Cinemas Crown
Southbank, Melbourne Village Cinemas Crown
Guangzhou International Documentary Film K11
Guangzhou International Film Festival Shutter Light Cinema
Adelaide Palace Nova East End
ABC TV China Love (TV HOUR)
Hot Docs / Doc Soup Ted Rodgers Cinema
Hot Docs / Doc Soup Ted Rodgers Cinema
San Luis Obispo Film Festival Downtown Cinemas
San Luis Obispo Film Festival Downtown Cinemas
San Luis Obispo Film Festival Downtown Cinemas
DOCVILLE Cinema ZED-STUK
DOCVILLE Cinema ZED-STUK
Salem Film Festival Peabody Essex Museum
Cleveland International Film Festival Tower City Cinemas
Cleveland International Film Festival Tower City Cinemas
Cleveland International Film Festival Tower City Cinemas
DOCVILLE Cinema ZED-STUK
Cascadia Women's Festival WWU Showcase
Doc Edge NZ Loft, Q Theatre - Auckland
Doc Edge NZ Rangatira, Q Theatre
Doc Edge NZ The Roxy 2, Wellington
Doc Edge NZ The Roxy 1, Wellington
Shanghai Royal Asiatic Society
Hong Kong Asia Society Hong Kong Center
Heartlands Film Festival AMC Traders Point, Indianapolis
Heartlands Film Festival AMC Traders Point, Indianapolis
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival The Arlington
New York City China Institute
London DocHouse
London DocHouse
London DocHouse
London DocHouse
London DocHouse
London DocHouse
London DocHouse
London DocHouse
London DocHouse
London DocHouse
London DocHouse
Films in the Square Aoetea Square
London DocHouse
London DocHouse
London DocHouse