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Resilience
Adversity is a great teacher, and the films in this programme show how when faced with the right mindset, it can be a catalyst for self-development and growth.
A documentary exploring the daily lives of vendors who work in the largest wholesale consumer market in the world, where every commodity imaginable is for sale.
A visually stunning observational documentary exploring the daily lives of vendors who work in the largest wholesale market in the world. Set in the Yiwu Markets in China, 'Commodity City' examines the subtle interactions that occur amongst hoards of dolls, flowers, neon signs, clocks, and other consumer goods. It captures the fleeting moments of tension between commerce and individuality, between the goods for sale and the humans who sell them.

Credits

Director
Jessica Kingdon
Producer
Daniel Cooper, Kira Simon-Kennedy
Cinematographer
Jessica Kingdon
Editor
Daniel Garcia, Jessica Kingdon

About the Director

Jessica Kingdon
Jessica Kingdon is a Chinese-American director/producer named one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine in 2017. Her award-winning Vimeo Staff Pick short 'Commodity City' was shortlisted for a Cinema Eye Honor and has played at over 50 film festivals including Rotterdam, True/False and Sheffield. Her upcoming feature documentary 'Untitled PRC Project' is an SFFilm Doc Fund reci