China Documentaries

Documentary films and media reports by the BBC, PBS, Journeyman Pictures, National Geographic, Al Jazeera, CCTV-9, NTDTV, independent filmmakers etc., about the People's Republic of China -- current events, history, politics, law, trade, economy, environment, and the Chinese people.

China: The Roots of Madness (1967)

This film covers China's political history including Mao Tse-tung, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Nationalist - Communist victory. Made po...

China's Missing Children (2010)

It is estimated that more than 70,000 children go missing in China every year, an average of 192 a day. Child trafficking is seen as a growi...

The China Google Debate (April 2010)

The future of Google, the world's most popular search engine, may be in doubt in China. US-based Google says it is prepared to end opera...

Google shuts down in China?

Google shuts China search site Google Redirects Search Off Chinese Mainland More: Google's China problem Google China

They Chose China - 2005 (Shui-Bo Wang)

In this feature documentary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Shuibo Wang (Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square) aims his camera at the astonishing story ...

Thunderbirds in China - 1974 (Les Rose)

In this documentary, the members of the University of British Columbia's Thunderbirds hockey team travel to China to demonstrate their s...

China Mission: The Chester Ronning Story - 1980 (Tom Radford)

Tom Radford's documentary chronicles the life of Chester Ronning, best remembered for his close and longstanding relationship with China...

Inside Fighting China - 1942 (Universal Pictures)

This wartime newsreel from 1942 documents the efforts of China to deal with Japanese aggression. Watch Online: Inside Fighting China

North China Factory - 1980 (Tony Ianzelo & Boyce Richardson)

This documentary from 1980 depicts a factory community in China where over six thousand workers process, spin and weave raw cotton into 90 m...

Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square - 1998 (Shui-Bo Wang)

Shui-Bo Wang's feature documentary is a visual autobiography of an artist who grew up in China during the historic upheavals of the ‘60s...

A Song for Tibet - 1991

Filmed in the Indian Himalayas and in Canada, A Song for Tibet tells the dramatic story of the efforts by Tibetans in exile, including the D...

Google vs. China?

Google to Stop Censoring China Results, May Shut An Inside Look at Google China Google briefly blocked in China What's the sta...

Torture in Tibet / China’s Brutality in Tibet Exposed

Torture in Tibet / China’s Brutality in Tibet Exposed Horrific new video from Central Tibetan Administration showing terrible injuries and d...

Tibetan Exiles Grow Impatient - India (1998)

Monks describe how they were imprisoned, interrogated and tortured inside Tibet. They claim the Chinese persecution in Tibet is getting wors...

CCTV-9 Propaganda Documentaries (2008/2009)

Following the 2008 Tibet Unrest , China's official international broadcaster, CCTV-9, began airing a series of documentaries about Tibet...

HOME (2009)

We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resou...

African boots in Beijing

A documentary film by Luke Mines and Jeremy Goldkorn about Afrika United, a team of Africans playing in a football championship league in Be...

The Yellow River (5 DVD Boxset)

Yellow River is the origin of Chinese culture where human trace of dozens of ten thousand years ago and sites of Neolithic Age have been fou...

Medical Mecca (2004)

A controversial treatment using the stem cells of aborted foetuses is producing remarkable results. Many desperate patients see it as their ...

China Under Mao 1940s-1970s

This video contains two films documenting life in China under the rule of Mao. The first film, (approx. 33 min) is a Chinese propaganda film...

Electronic Trash in China

Electronic Trash Village - China (2007) Every year, 35 million tonnes of electronic waste is exported to China to be scrapped. There the rub...

Classic 50's and 60's Communism Films - an Exploration of Communism and Despotism in the Soviet Union and China and Other Totalitarian Regimes

This is a great collection of classic Communism and alternative government viewpoints films. They show the inside story of Communism in the ...

National Archives and Records Administration - China Film Archives

Experience the American Journey through the country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of ...

Biography - Genghis Khan

At the height of his power his empire extended from the Pacific Ocean to the Persian Gulf. But while none question his military brilliance h...

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