Zhao Liang (simplified Chinese: 赵亮; traditional Chinese: 趙亮; pinyin: Zhào Liàng; born 1971) is a Chinese documentary film director and artist.

Life and career

Zhao was born in Liaoning, and graduated from Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in 1992.^{[citation needed]} He supported himself as a photographer while working on his early documentaries. Zhao's 2009 documentary Petition: The Court of the Complainants premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and is about aspects of the legal system in China.[1] The film was shot over twelve years and details the plight of Chinese citizens traveling to Beijing to file complaints with the central government about local officials.^{[citation needed]} His work focuses on global issues and contemporary art.

Filmography

• Behemoth (2015)
• Together (2010)
• Petition (2009)
• Return to the Border (2005)

References

External links

• Zhao Liang at IMDb
• Zhao Liang via dGenerate Films
• Filming China's Dark Side: Zhao Liang's films, which explore the relationship between the Chinese government and its citizens, have received critical acclaim abroad, but are not screened in China. NYTimes video by Jonah M. Kessel.
• "Documentary filmmaker and photographer Zhao Liang: 'My language is imagery'" Goethe-Institut China (English)

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