THE IRON MINISTRY
China, United States 2014 – Director: J.P. Sniadecki – Original language: Chinese – Subtitles: English – Length: 83 min.
The film literally takes us on a sensual and timeless train journey across China and through Chinese society. The rhythm, the sounds and even the protagonists change – each has a different story to tell, different things to sell or simply a different destination to reach. Like a chamber play, we move and listen through the different trains and train compartments that move quickly through the country. At the same time, J.P. Sniadecki guides us very carefully, sensitively and deliberately towards individual passengers. We accompany fragments of everyday life, hear intimate, loud and quiet things, follow discussions and thus receive a potpourri of impressions from China. Adele Kohout
JOHN PAUL SNIADECKI – Michigan, USA, 1979. Filmmaker and Anthropologist. He works in China and the United States, and is founder and co-curator of Emergent Visions, a film series that screens independent cinema from the People's Republic of China. His films received several international awards.
YUMEN, CHN 2013, 65 Min.
PEOPLE’S PARK, CHN 2012, 75 Min.
FOREIGN PARTS, USA 2010, 81 Min.
English/Original Title: 铁－道. Camera: J.P. Sniadecki. Sound: J.P. Sniadecki, Ernst Karel. Editing: J.P. Sniadecki. Production: Cinder Films. Producer: J.P. Sniadecki. Co-Producers: Joshua Neves.
