ASAFilm movies
Title: In Motion
Director: Joanna Lai (USA), Goldsmiths College, Anthropology Dept.
Location: Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province (China)
Duration: 4'20 (from 18'46 longer film)
Format: DV PAL
Shot on: Canon XM2
Production Date: 2008
Description:
A sensory exploration of rhythmic gatherings set to the soundtrack of daily life. Tai chi, department store marches, and kindergarteners converge in an ethno-musical experience. Conceived as part of a Masters thesis in Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths
College, University of London, In Motion (18’46), is the first student film produced by Joanna Lai as part of her Chinese short film series set to screen in early 2009. The film provides a challenge and alternative to textual dominance in the field, reaffirming the sensual in Visual Anthropology. Screened in diverse communities of all ages, this film continues to be a cross-cultural experience. True to the belief that subject inspires form, and vice versa, In Motion is a testament to the new wave of anthropological media.