Shanghai

Smithsonian – Covid Our Lockdown in Shanghai (2020)

Smithsonian – Covid: Our Lockdown in Shanghai (2020)
English | Size: 781 MB
Category: Documentary


Film-maker Yu Kung chronicles being restrained with his wife Crystal Liu in their apartment block in Shanghai.

PBS – Shanghai 1937 Where World War II Began (2021)

PBS – Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began (2021)
English | Size: 615 MB
Category: Documentary


When did World War II begin? This film answers that question in a way most audiences will find surprising.

BBC – Clive James Postcard from Shanghai (1990)

BBC – Clive James: Postcard from Shanghai (1990)
English | Size: 825 MB
Category: Documentary

Clive sets out to find out about a city that was once known as the Paris of the East and discovered China on the brink of revolution. As demonstrating students joined three million cyclists to clog the streets, he encounters a once-wealthy socialite who survived the Cultural Revolution, a baby-washing entrepreneur, a local eel-gutter and a jazz band playing Jingle Bells on an empty ferry cruising up the Huangpu River.