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Book Chapter
Excuse Me, Your Camera Is in My Face
2010
Overview
The title of this chapter may be taken as a polite rendering of the answer given by an interviewee in There Is a Strong Wind in Beijing (1999, henceforth Strong Wind). The filmmakers intrude on a man in a public toilet, literally caught with his pants down, direct the camera and boom at him, and ask, “Is the wind in Beijing strong?” to which he answers, “Damn! I’m squatting here and you’re still fuckin’ asking?!” (Wo cao! Zhe’r dunzhe, ni ye tamade wen ya!). Strong Wind is an exceptional documentary by any standards, yet the scene exemplifies the approach of
