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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 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 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. A version of this article appears in print on , Section E, Page 14 of the National edition with the headline: Film in Review; Mardi Gras: Made in China. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe 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. The award winning documentary, Mardi Gras: Made in China, swiftly follows the path of Mardi Gras beads from the naked streets of New Orleans during Carnival - where revelers party 24/7 - to the disciplined factories in Fuzhou, China - where teenage laborers live and thread beads 24/7. Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival. 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. 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 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. Watch Mardi Gras: Made in China (2005) free starring Roger Wong and directed by David Redmon. "Mardi Gras: Made in China" explores the journey of Mardi Gras beads from a bustling Fuzhou factory to the vibrant streets of New Orleans, revealing the unseen cultural ties and economic impacts behind the festive glitz and glamour in a globalized world. 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. 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. 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 Mardi Gras: Made in China is a documentary film made in 2005, directed by David Redmon, that explores the cultural phenomenon of Mardi Gras in New Orleans and its connection to Chinese-made beads. The film follows the journey of a young Chinese factory worker named Jasmine who works in a factory in Fuzhou, China that produces Mardi Gras beads 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 factory worker. Prudent editing might sharpen the focus and temper the moralizing in "Mardi Gras: Made in China," an obviously sincere but didactically repetitive docu about overworked and underpaid workers in Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like In the film "Mardi Gras: Made in China," the social class structure of the factory appears to consist of two classes: the workers, and Roger Wong, the factory owner. Which (or whose) conception of class does this most closely resemble?, In the film "Mardi Gras - Made in China," we visited the rural home of one of the young girl Mardi Gras: Made in China is an attempt to make transparent the economic and social disparities between the makers of Mardi Gras beads in China and the end users in New Orleans. Clearly the workers in China are paid a wage that is at the bottom end of the global wage scale. mardi gras: made in china. Teacher 11 terms. (Dec.3) Globalization Film #5: Mardi Gras- Made in China. 7 terms. fabkaykay. Preview. Envoy ERJ 175 Airman Specific A writer who has never made a film until now, he followed the beads’ genealogy back to the industrial town of Fuzhou, China, where there is a factory that is the world’s largest producer of beads and other Mardi Gras-related trinkets.
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