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For the band Wu Bai and China Blue, see Wu Bai .
China Blue 
Directed by Micha X. Peled Produced by Micha X. Peled Cinematography Micha X. Peled Editing by Manuel Tsingaris Running time 86 minutes Country United States China Blue is a 2005 documentary film directed by Micha Peled.[1] It follows the life of Jasmine, a young seventeen year old worker from Sichuan province, in a Chinese jeans factory, Lifeng Clothes Factory (丽锋服饰制衣有限公司) in Shaxi, Guangdong [2]producing Vigaze Jeans (a company based in Istanbul, Turkey [3]), hence the title. Jasmine earned about half a yuan for one hour's work (which amounted to about six US cents).[4]
The documentary discusses both the sweatshop conditions in factories in China and the growing importance of China as an exporting country on a global scale.
At the 2005 Amnesty International film festival, it won the Amnesty International-DOEN Award. In April 2007 China Blue aired on the award winning PBS series Independent Lens.
References
- ^ About Teddy Bear Films
- ^ Lifeng Clothes Company:
- Lifeng Factory (English) (archived copy 2003)
- Lifeng Factory (English) (archived copy 2007)
- ^ Vigaze Jeans website
- ^ China Blue film - Independent Lens website
External links
- Official website for China Blue
- China Blue webpage for Independent Lens on PBS
- Audio interview of filmmaker Micha Peled with C.S. Soong, host of Against the Grain on KPFA (Pacifica Radio), August 7, 2007
- China Blue at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- American films
- American documentary films
- Documentary films about globalization
- Documentary films about business
- Documentary films about the People's Republic of China
- 2005 films
- 2000s documentary films
- Documentary film stubs
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