''Super, Girls!'' (), directed by
Jian Yi
Jian Yi () is a Chinese independent filmmaker, social innovator and food activist. His films ''Bamboo Shoots'' and ''Super, Girls!'' won a number of international film festival awards. Jian Yi co-founded the ground-breaking China Villager Docume ...
, is a 2007
independent Chinese documentary that follows 10 female teenagers on their quest to become instant superstars on China's biggest television show. The Chinese equivalent of ''
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to A ...
'', the
"Super Girls Singing Contest" spawned an unprecedented pop culture phenomenon. Drawing over 400 million viewers, the ending text of the documentary implies the show was cancelled by the
Chinese government
The Government of the People's Republic of China () is an authoritarian political system in the People's Republic of China under the exclusive political leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It consists of legislative, executive, mi ...
for political reasons. The film accesses the contestants’ lives over several months. Through interviews and footage of auditions and competitions, ''Super, Girls!'' examines sexuality and success in the
new China.
Awards
* Official Selection -
Cambridge Film Festival
The Cambridge Film Festival is the third-longest-running film festival in the UK. The festival historically took place during early July, but now takes place annually during Autumn in Cambridge. It is organised by the registered charity Cambri ...
* Official Selection -
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
*Documentary Fortnight, Museum of Modern Art, New York, March 2009
*Brooklyn Academy of Art, New York, April 2009
*Chinese Independent Film Festival, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2011
External links
Super, Girls! for Home and Institutional Use Download*
Super, Girls! Review - by Nelson Kim, Hammer to Nail*
ttps://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2008/05/super_girls_in_china_holy_gend.html “Super Girls” in China: Holy Gender Bending! - by Angela Ellis, NPR, May 9, 2008
2007 films
Chinese documentary films
2007 documentary films
2000s Mandarin-language films
Television in China
Documentary films about television
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