Hu Jie (èƒ¡æ °; born 1958) is a Chinese filmmaker and artist known for
the films Searching for Lin Zhao's Soul (2004), Though I Am Gone
(2007), and Spark (2013), which constitute a "trilogy of documentaries
about Maoist China". Spark received the top prize at the 2014 Taiwan
Independent Documentary Festival.Hu was born in Jinan, Shandong
Province, and later attended the People's Liberation Army Arts College
before serving in the People's Liberation Army for fifteen years. He
then found work with the Xinhua News Agency prior to his debut as a
director. He currently resides in Nanjing.In addition to his work in
film, Hu is an accomplished artist of woodblock prints, recently
producing a series of pieces depicting scenes from the Great Famine
which was intended to be exhibited in Tianjin in 2014 before being
deemed too controversial, leading to the showcase's cancellation.Hu
Jie was born in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province in 1958.
the films Searching for Lin Zhao's Soul (2004), Though I Am Gone
(2007), and Spark (2013), which constitute a "trilogy of documentaries
about Maoist China". Spark received the top prize at the 2014 Taiwan
Independent Documentary Festival.Hu was born in Jinan, Shandong
Province, and later attended the People's Liberation Army Arts College
before serving in the People's Liberation Army for fifteen years. He
then found work with the Xinhua News Agency prior to his debut as a
director. He currently resides in Nanjing.In addition to his work in
film, Hu is an accomplished artist of woodblock prints, recently
producing a series of pieces depicting scenes from the Great Famine
which was intended to be exhibited in Tianjin in 2014 before being
deemed too controversial, leading to the showcase's cancellation.Hu
Jie was born in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province in 1958.
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