Super, Girls!
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{{Infobox film
| name = Super, Girls!
| image = Poster_photo_-_Super_Girls.jpg
| director = Jian Yi
| distributor = dGenerate Films
| released = {{Film date|2007}}
| runtime = 73 minutes
| country = China
| language = Mandarin
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none| s = 超级女生
| t = 超級女生
| p = chāo jí nǚ shēng}}
}}
Super, Girls! ({{lang-zh|c=超级女生|p=chāo jí nǚ shēng}}), directed by Jian Yi, is a 2007 independent Chinese documentary that follows 10 female teenagers on their quest to become instant superstars on China's biggest television show. The Chinese equivalent of American Idol, the "Super Girls Singing Contest" spawned an unprecedented pop culture phenomenon. Drawing over 400 million viewers, the ending text of the documentary implies the show was cancelled by the Chinese government for political reasons. The film assesses the contestants’ lives over several months. Through interviews and footage of auditions and competitions, Super, Girls! examines sexuality and success in the new China.
Awards
- Official Selection - Cambridge Film Festival
- Official Selection - Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
- Documentary Fortnight, Museum of Modern Art, New York, March 2009
- Brooklyn Academy of Art, New York, April 2009
- Chinese Independent Film Festival, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2011
External links
- [http://reframecollection.org/films/film?Id=1165 Super, Girls! for Home and Institutional Use Download]
- {{IMDb title|1847700}}
- [http://www.hammertonail.com/genre/documentary/super-girls-everybody-is-a-star/ Super, Girls! Review - by Nelson Kim, Hammer to Nail]
- [https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117939846.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=super+girls Super, Girls! Review - by Ronnie Schreib, Variety]
- [https://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2008/05/super_girls_in_china_holy_gend.html “Super Girls” in China: Holy Gender Bending! - by Angela Ellis, NPR, May 9, 2008]
Category:Chinese documentary films
Category:2007 documentary films
Category:2000s Mandarin-language films
Category:Documentary films about television
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