Zhao_Liang_(director)

Zhao Liang (director)

Zhao Liang (director)

Chinese film director

For other people named Zhao Liang, see Zhao Liang (disambiguation).

Zhao Liang (simplified Chinese: 赵亮; traditional Chinese: 趙亮; pinyin: Zhào Liàng; born 1971) is a Chinese documentary film director and artist.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.
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Life and career

Zhao was born in Liaoning, and graduated from Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in 1992.[citation needed] He supported himself as a photographer while working on his early documentaries. Zhao's 2009 documentary Petition: The Court of the Complainants premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and is about aspects of the legal system in China.[1] The film was shot over twelve years and details the plight of Chinese citizens traveling to Beijing to file complaints with the central government about local officials.[citation needed] His work focuses on global issues and contemporary art.

Filmography

References

  1. [1]
    Ebert, Roger (17 April 2011). Chinese Documentaries: an Inside Look. Archived 5 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Sun-Times


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