Run wild with the club kids of Chengdu
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2019
- Documentary filmmaker Ben Mullinkosson provides a no holds barred look at the skate culture and underground party communities of Chengdu-the capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan province.
“They are free to get wild, explore their sexuality and make mistakes. Each person is figuring out answers to life’s questions.”
Double Sexy introduces the audience to three of Chengdu’s countercultural residents who represent the beating heart of China’s capital of cool. Their disparate lives coalesce in this film that becomes a sympathetic spectator to their drunken antics, coarse conversation and clandestine pleasures.
“It’s not until I started living in Chengdu and speaking Chinese that I realized the government is not an accurate reflection of the people of China,” says Mullinkosson who lives and works between Chengdu and LA. “The world is quick to dismiss any empathetic bridges that connects them to the individuals that comprise the largest country population on Earth.
“The characters each have big dreams and are growing up in a place changing faster than almost any other city in the world,” Mullinkosson continues. “They are free-free in the sense that they go out, get wild, fall in love, explore their sexuality, make mistakes, and learn from the process. Each person is figuring out answers to life’s questions.
“As a doc filmmaker I’m attracted to stories that help us understand each other and the world around us. I moved to Chengdu because I wanted to get a different perspective on the world and, after being here for a number of years, I’ve fallen in love with the complexities of the Chengdu underground party scene.”
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it all seems so sad, the loneliness that's captured in the neon nights of the endless beats of the headonist life
I lived in Chengdu for four years. This captures beautifully the pulsating nightlife there - equal parts desire, hedonism, and loneliness.
Loved the way you really captured the raw feeling of the night life, is really great. Kudos for the drag queen the real mvp here for walking in heels the entire night maaan
I miss being young and I don't miss being young in equal measures.
Just all looks a bit sad and lonely
fresh loneliness and neon sign grief
I’m surrounded by people but still feel lonely
Gotta eat bro!
I was born and raised up in Chengdu, but what you captured on your camera feels to me like a Chengdu in parallel universe. The part of Chengdu that I've more or less heard of but never had any chance to come across, the part that always fanscinates me and feels mysterious even though I grew up there.
do you have some specs? Camera, lighting etc.
The puke scene was weirdly touching! Everyone needs a BFF like that Russian guy 👏🏿💓
you need to capture the international school kids of bangkok/ hong kong/singapore. A whole network of teenagers across asia who do nothing but spend their parents money and get trashed.
Amazing film and piece of art. Captured the scene and feeling beautifully.
This video is pure gold. All my memories instantly pop up in my mind as if it was yesterday
This is very reminiscent of Gaspar Noe's world ....
Superb,visceral,compelling,touching.
wow this is so amazing and so pure !! loved it reminds me of some 124 type of movies !
Nice job man! Wanna visit Cheongdu after watching this
Absolutely Captures the Chengdu Night Life. Next time, Please do a film for Berlin House Film Festival ( think the next one is next year). I love this city, but I haven’t been out clubbing in the past 2 years, because as this film shows, its lonely, but so so tempting. I love the coloring of the film, and this style was just so nice to look at! Love this so much
Love this channel and their aesthetics