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Half Hitching Post
Synopsis
An isolated village on the Loess Plateau, Northern China.
Two young outsiders are moving in,
While two young locals are struggling to escape.
Comes into view a donkey loaded with luggage,
Comes also into view a young couple,
He carries her on a bike
Commissioned by South West Screen and Film London, the A Movie participating artists are: Daria Martin (USA), Jimmy Robert (France/Holland), Mark Leckey (UK), Mika Taanila (Finland), Imogen Stidworthy (UK) and Yang Fudong (China).
The films were produced by LUX and Spacex.
Selected Screenings
- Premiere Screening Frieze Art Fair, 21-24 October 2011
Project Background
A Movie is a collaboration set up to challenge audiences' expectations of the cinema experience. Six new short films were commissioned from some of the most exciting visual artists working with the moving image. The works were premiered at Frieze Art Fair 2005 and subsequently toured cinemas throughout the UK in 2006, taking the films out of the gallery and into cinemas across the country. Different A Movie films were screened before selected features from the main programme.
Commissioned by South West Screen and Film London, the A Movie participating artists are:Daria Martin(USA), Jimmy Robert (France/Holland), Mark Leckey (UK), Mika Taanila (Finland), Imogen Stidworthy (UK) and Yang Fudong (China). The films were produced by LUX and Spacex.
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Key Information
Film
Half Hitching Post
Artist
Yang Fudong
Project
A Movie
Year Completed
2005
Duration
6'
Shooting format
35mm
Screening format
Single screen, Digi Beta, 35mm, DVD
