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Up the Yangtze...without a paddle

In January 2008, the Sundance Institute presented Up the Yantgze in their festival's documentary competition. The films director-- Yung Chang, a Canadian of Chinese origins --used a powerful storytelling metaphor showcasing a single peasant family to tell a vast narrative about the social and environmental impact of the Three Gorges Dam being constructed across the Yangtze River in China. Utilizing compact digital cameras and with fluency in Chinese, Chang was able to film undetected. He ...

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