A filmmaker screens his movie in the church where he shot it — meta doesn't even begin to cover it.
In the summer of 2007, Gan Xiaoer led an independent film projection team, using projectors and self-made screens, to tour villages in Henan province to show his feature film "Raised from dust" for 8 times, and recorded the process. The 81-minute version of Church Cinema records only one stop, the Qiliying Church, where "Raised from dust" was shot.
Direction
Gan watches himself watching others watch his film. Absolutely unhinged levels of self-awareness.
Production
DIY projection rig in a Henan church — peak 'I'll do it myself' cinema energy.
Director
Xiao'er Gan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Underground Chinese documentary in the late 2000s was wild: filmmakers literally toured their own work because distribution channels were nonexistent for indie voices.
Gan shot 'Raised from dust' in this same church with non-professional locals, then returned to screen it TO those same people — the ultimate closed loop of community cinema.
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