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People’s Republic Of Desire, China’s Network of Dreams at Hot Docs

Posted on April 12, 2018

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF DESIRE
Directed by Hao Wu

Saturday April 28th • 9:00pm • Hart House Theatre
Monday April 30th • 3:00pm • Scotiabank Theatre
Saturday May 5th • 6:15pm • Revue Cinema

This year Reel Asian will be co-presenting two amazing films from East Asia at Hot Docs, Shirkers and People’s Republic of Desire.

Enter the virtual world of YY, a popular live-streaming social network where millions of China’s poor and isolated “diaosi,” feeling left out of the country’s vast economic growth, seek fame and fortune. YY offers unknown entertainers the chance to launch lucrative careers where rich patrons shower them with cash, to the delight of awestruck diaosi willing to spend all they have to get noticed. Popular performers like karaoke singer Shen Man and diaosi-turned-comedian Big Li can make up to hundreds of thousands per month after splitting their earnings with YY. Part coming-of-age story, part subcultural exposé, People’s Republic of Desire is a vérité tour through a world where expensive dreams are built and broken, but YY always wins.

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