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Micha X. Peled
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'''''China Blue''''' is a 2005 [[documentary film]] directed by [[Micheal Bay]].<ref>[http://www.teddybearfilms.com/about About Teddy Bear Films]</ref> It follows the life of Jasmine Li, a young seventeen-year-old worker from [[Sichuan]] province, in a [[China|Chinese]] [[jeans]] factory, ''Lifeng Clothes Factory'' (丽锋服饰制衣有限公司) in [[Shaxi, Guangdong]] <ref>Lifeng Clothes Company:
'''''China Blue''''' is a 2005 documentary film directed by [[Micha Peled]].<ref>[http://www.teddybearfilms.com/about About Teddy Bear Films]</ref> It follows the life of Jasmine Li, a seventeen-year-old worker from [[Sichuan]], in a Chinese [[jeans]] factory, ''Lifeng Clothes Factory'' (丽锋服饰制衣有限公司) in [[Shaxi, Guangdong]]<ref>Lifeng Clothes Company:
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030205094846/http://www.lifeng-cn.com/ Lifeng Factory] {{en icon}} (archived copy 2003)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030205094846/http://www.lifeng-cn.com/ Lifeng Factory] {{in lang|en}} (archived copy 2003)
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20071012014109/http://www.lifeng-cn.com/ Lifeng Factory] {{en icon}} (archived copy 2007)</ref> producing Vigaze Jeans (a company based in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] <ref>[http://www.vigazejeans.com/ Vigaze Jeans website]</ref>), hence the title. Jasmine earned about half a [[Chinese yuan|yuan]] for one hour's work (which amounted to about six US cents).<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chinablue/film.html China Blue film] - [[Independent Lens]] website</ref>
* {{in lang|en}} (archived copy 2007)</ref> producing Vigaze Jeans (a company based in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]<ref>[http://www.vigazejeans.com/ Vigaze Jeans website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527230715/http://www.vigazejeans.com/ |date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref>), hence the title. Jasmine earned about half a [[Chinese yuan|yuan]] for one hour's work (which amounted to about six US cents).<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chinablue/film.html China Blue film] – [[Independent Lens]] website</ref>


The documentary discusses both the [[sweatshop]] conditions in factories in China and the growing importance of China as an [[export]]ing country on a global scale.
The documentary discusses the [[sweatshop]] conditions in factories in China and China's growing importance as a global exporting country. It's part of Teddy Bear Films' ''Globalization Trilogy'' together with ''[[Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town]]'', that focuses on [[consumerism]] in the U.S., and ''Bitter Seeds'', that looks at the raw materials – the crisis of the farmers in India who are growing the cotton exported to China's garment factories to be used for the clothes sold in the West.


At the [[2005 Amnesty International film festival]], it won the [[Amnesty International-DOEN Award]]. In April 2007 ''China Blue'' aired on the award winning PBS series ''[[Independent Lens]]''.
At the [[2005 Amnesty International film festival]], it won the [[Amnesty International-DOEN Award]]. In April 2007, ''China Blue'' aired on the award-winning PBS series ''[[Independent Lens]]''.


The Vigaze Jeans Company went out of business sometime around December 2011 and January 2012 according to the last archived version of their website on [[Wayback Machine]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vigazejeans.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224180719/http://www.vigazejeans.com/ | archive-date=2011-12-24 | title=Vigaze Jeans }}</ref>
== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://teddybearfilms.fatcow.com/2011/09/01/china-blue/ Official website for China Blue]
*[http://teddybearfilms.fatcow.com/2011/09/01/china-blue/ Official website for China Blue]
*[http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chinablue/''China Blue''] webpage for [[Independent Lens]] on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]
*[https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chinablue/''China Blue''] webpage for [[Independent Lens]] on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]
*[http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=21633 Audio interview of filmmaker Micheal Bay] with [http://www.againstthegrain.org/cssoong.htm C.S. Soong], host of ''[http://www.againstthegrain.org Against the Grain]'' on [[KPFA]] ([[Pacifica Radio]]), August 7, 2007
*[https://kpfa.org/episode/6215/ Audio interview of filmmaker Micha Peled] with [http://www.againstthegrain.org/cssoong.htm C.S. Soong], host of ''[http://www.againstthegrain.org Against the Grain]'' on [[KPFA]] ([[Pacifica Radio]]), August 7, 2007
*{{IMDb title|0478116|China Blue}}
*{{IMDb title|0478116|China Blue}}


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[[Category:Documentary films about China]]
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[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2000s documentary films]]
[[Category:2005 documentary films]]
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China Blue
Directed byMicha X. Peled
Produced byMicha X. Peled
CinematographyMicha X. Peled
Edited byManuel Tsingaris
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States

China Blue is a 2005 documentary film directed by Micha Peled.[1] It follows the life of Jasmine Li, a seventeen-year-old worker from Sichuan, in a Chinese jeans factory, Lifeng Clothes Factory (丽锋服饰制衣有限公司) in Shaxi, Guangdong[2] producing Vigaze Jeans (a company based in Istanbul, Turkey[3]), hence the title. Jasmine earned about half a yuan for one hour's work (which amounted to about six US cents).[4]

The documentary discusses the sweatshop conditions in factories in China and China's growing importance as a global exporting country. It's part of Teddy Bear Films' Globalization Trilogy together with Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town, that focuses on consumerism in the U.S., and Bitter Seeds, that looks at the raw materials – the crisis of the farmers in India who are growing the cotton exported to China's garment factories to be used for the clothes sold in the West.

At the 2005 Amnesty International film festival, it won the Amnesty International-DOEN Award. In April 2007, China Blue aired on the award-winning PBS series Independent Lens.

The Vigaze Jeans Company went out of business sometime around December 2011 and January 2012 according to the last archived version of their website on Wayback Machine.[5]

References

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  1. ^ About Teddy Bear Films
  2. ^ Lifeng Clothes Company:
    • Lifeng Factory (in English) (archived copy 2003)
    • (in English) (archived copy 2007)
  3. ^ Vigaze Jeans website Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ China Blue film – Independent Lens website
  5. ^ "Vigaze Jeans". Archived from the original on December 24, 2011.
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