The subject of Beijing-based filmmaker Ellen Xu‘s film, Summoning the Recluse is one that will interest readers of this blog. She was inspired by tales of ancient Chinese hermits who decided to leave worldly life behind and become recluses in the mountains and she was curious if this was still happening today; she’d heard rumours that there was a comeback of sorts. So she went up to the mountains, looking for ancient sages. But to her surprise, she found millennials leaving behind access to technology and material goods. The film is only 11 minutes long, and is very much worth your time to watch. Summoning the Recluse can be seen here.
Related
This entry was posted on December 9, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Commentary. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Summoning the Recluse: Chinese Youth Heading To The Hills – To Disconnect
The subject of Beijing-based filmmaker Ellen Xu‘s film, Summoning the Recluse is one that will interest readers of this blog. She was inspired by tales of ancient Chinese hermits who decided to leave worldly life behind and become recluses in the mountains and she was curious if this was still happening today; she’d heard rumours that there was a comeback of sorts. So she went up to the mountains, looking for ancient sages. But to her surprise, she found millennials leaving behind access to technology and material goods. The film is only 11 minutes long, and is very much worth your time to watch. Summoning the Recluse can be seen here.
Share this:
Like this:
Related
This entry was posted on December 9, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Commentary. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.