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Channel: Journeyman Pictures · 2016 · News & Politics
A Dutch street performer and his magical music box bring intrigue to rural China. Available on iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/ai/movie/the-dwarf-in-china/id1283226041?mt=6 Watch it on Amazon Video: http://a.co/bHHmFIA Get it now on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/The_Dwarf_in_China?id=Va7POqUak0A&hl=en_GB Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/dwarfinchina Watch more on JMAN: https://jman.tv/film/5458/Dwarf+in+China Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://journeyman.tv/68821/documentaries/the-dwarf-in-china-hd.html Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures A dwarf, a dragon, and a golden egg. Yet the real fairy-tale of this film is the journey of Jeanmarie, the Dutch street performer. In an adventurous project, Jeanmarie teams up with youth worker Frank to travel through the last remaining untouched regions of China, performing his new show to local children. As they transport their wondrous music machine from village to village, they bring laughter and intrigue to all who witness their magical performance, reuniting reality with fantasy, Europe with Asia. The Dwarf in China is a touching insight into the pursuit of magic by two men from the Netherlands in an effort to ward off the sterile harshness of modern reality. This duo of child entertainers, Jeanmarie and Frank, have joined forces in their tour of the mountain regions of China, bringing joy to school children with their delightful show involving a dwarf, a dragon, and a golden egg. The film offers a tantalising glimpse into life within extremely remote village communities in the Yunnan region, as we gaze through the imaginative eyes of Jeanmarie, experiencing with him the hospitality of the local people. The film creates a dynamic fusion between the two cultures, bringing together two traditions of folklore from Asia and Europe into one universal impression of humanity. As Frank is earlier named “foreign teacher”, the concept of foreignness is subtly questioned throughout the film, and replaced by a performance that connects diverse different peoples through a shared sense of “pure enjoyment”. Ben Bonnefooi – Ref. 6489 Every week Journeyman offers a brand new documentary, fresh out of the cutting room. They're award winning documentaries, some destined for the festival circuit and some for broadcast. The one thing you can know is that here you get to see them when they're fresh, often before they appear anywhere else. To watch them in full go to our VOD platform at http://jman.tv
