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David Redmon’s documentary, Mardi Gras: Made in China (2005) provides an insight on Karl Marx’s theory of exploitation within capitalism. It does an exceptional job at explaining how exploitation exists in a capitalist society by tracing the simple commodity of beads used in the festival of Mardi Gras in New Orleans while revealing the hidden picture of its social and economic effect on Mardi Gras: Made in China follows a single commodity, the beads used by revelers during New Orleans' Carnival, from the factory in China where they are produced to the streets of New Orleans where they are consumed. The film starts with images of Mardi Gras and then moves to China, focusing on four teenage girls working in the Tai Kuen bead In his documentary "Mardi Gras: Made in China," David Redmon asks random drunken Mardi Gras celebrators in a pre-Katrina New Orleans if they're familiar with the origins of those strings of Mardi Gras: Made in China: Directed by David Redmon. With Roger Wong. This examination of cultural and economic globalization follows the life-cycle of Mardi Gras beads from a small factory in Fuzhou, China, to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and to art galleries in New York City. Mardi Gras: Made in China explores the clash of cultures and economies as it follows the "bead trail" of festive baubles from the Chinese factories and production workers who make them to Bourbon Street and the Mardi Gras revelers who eagerly consume and discard them. This ingenious premise—following an inanimate object from creation to destruction—enables Redmon to expose the free market system at its most cutthroat and inhumane. While this description might make it sound like Mardi Gras: Made in China would be a dry, stuffy experience, Redmon infuses the film with an inquisitive, engaging spirit A documentary that stirs the conscience, Mardi Gras: Made in China opens with a disclaimer: “All of the material in this film was shot before Hurricane Katrina.” But New Orleans is really The vastly different worlds of Mardi Gras and Chinese factories meet head-on in Mardi Gras: Made in China. Asking the question where do those beads come from, director David Redmon captures the insane atmosphere of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, where thousands and thousands of strings of beads are bought and given away to revelers. More common It’s a question David Redmon’s compelling Mardi Gras: Made in China seems to ask but doesn’t pretend to answer. Redmon reveals how the disposable commodity of Mardi Gras beads comes to us by way of Fuzhou’s Tai Kuen factory, whose predominantly female workers toil away for up to 20 hours a day for 10 cents an hour to supply our Summary Mardi Gras: Made in China follows the "bead trail" from the factory in China to Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras, poignantly exposing the inequities of globalization. First-time director David Redmon cleverly illuminates the clash of cultures by juxtaposing American excess and consumer ignorance against the harsh life of the Chinese Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like what comments are made by the americans interviewed on mardi gras in general, did they know about the beads, what comments are made by the chinese factory owner about mardi gras and the american consumers and more. I am confident that having seen “Mardi Gras: Made in China,” I will never expose my breasts in exchange for beads again. Between this and “Super Size Me,” no one’s ever going to want to do anything fun anymore. This is a wry, eye-opening documentary about the Chinese sweatshops that manufacture the strings of beads [] A Critical Review of The Coca-Cola Case and Mardi Gras: Made in China By Sebastian Vladimir Introduction For my critical review I chose to do the movies The Coca-Cola Case and Mardi Gras: Made in China. The Coca-Cola Case is a documentary film about Coke and labor rights in the bottling plants. This examination of cultural and economic globalization follows the life-cycle of Mardi Gras beads from a small factory in Fuzhou, China, to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and to art galleries in New York City. Mardi Gras: Made in China provides a wonderful, intricate connection between popular culture, nudity, and globalization through the making and tossing of beads. I saw this film at the International Film Festival of Boston, and was expecting a dry introduction to globalization, but what I got was a riveting visual display of shocking footage Mardi Gras: Made in China follows a single commodity, the beads used by revelers during New Orleans’ Carnival, fromthefactoryinChina wherethey areproduced tothe streets of New Orleans where they are consumed. The film starts with images of Mardi Gras and then moves to China, focusing on four teenage girls working in the Tai Winner of twenty-one national and international awards, Mardi Gras: Made in China follows the path of Mardi Gras beads from the streets of New Orleans during Carnival – where revelers party and exchange beads for nudity – to the disciplined factories in Fuzhou, China – where teenage girls live and sew beads together all day and night. Who is getting the worse end of this transaction? According to Mardi Gras: Made in China, it is probably the workers at Tai Kuen Bead Factory in Fuzhou, China. At its core, Mardi Gras is about the production of pleasure in the global economy. It clashes American excess and consumerism with the hardships of factory workers in China. Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times Mardi Gras: Made in China is a thought-provoking, canny piece of filmmaking that puts flesh, blood and garish multicolored baubles on the skeleton of globalization. Mardi Gras: Made in China. Reviewed by Ken Hanke on October 26, 2005 October 26, 2005. Movie Information. Score:
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