Initiated in 2005, this documentary project began within the framework of a training program financed by the EU for the development of communal politics and village organisation. Wu Wenguang developed a video and photo project in which ten men and women who had never used a DVD camera documented their life in the countryside, including changes to their environment and the democratic developments in their villages. The project became a self-runner and gave the film-makers a tool to capture, reflect and interpret their own stories. The background of this project was the launching of the project of self-management /self-government in rural regions of China in the 1980s, which had implications for about 900 million people. This process of so-called "quiet revolution" has left a mark on the 900 million inhabitants. The introduction of self-management is an important step towards decentralisation and democratisation, since the village people elect their own administration and handle village matters democratically and autonomously. The changes and effects of these processes were filmed. Instead of expressing their opinions about the political system of the country publicly, the pictures and films of this project document the daily life of the rural inhabitants in light of China's new village management structures - all from the point of view of the villagers.....
Two of these villagers, Zhang Huancai and Jia Zhitan, will be present at the screenings of the movies. Wu Wenguang's movie ‹Bare your Stuff› is a documentary about the project.
