Hooligan Sparrow

2016 documentary film by Nanfu Wang

Nanfu Wang
Mark Monroe

Produced by

Nanfu Wang
Andy Cohen
Alison Klayman
Peter Lucas
Michael Shade

StarringYe HaiyanCinematographyNanfu WangEdited byNanfu WangMusic byNathan Halpern
Chris Ruggiero

Production
companies

Little Horse Crossing the River
In association with Diamond Docs
Bertha Foundation
Britdocs
AC Films

Distributed by

The Film Collaborative
Kino Lorber (educational)

Release dates

22 January 2016 (2016-01-22) (Sundance Film Festival)
17 October 2016 (2016-10-17) (PBS (U.S.)^[1]

Running time

83 minutesCountriesChina^[2]
United States^[2]LanguageMandarin

Hooligan Sparrow is a 2016 documentary film about Ye Haiyan and other Chinese activists written and produced by Nanfu Wang.^[3]

Synopsis

The documentary is about a child rape case in China (involving a government official) and the protests against it by activists Ye Haiyan, Shan Lihua, Tang Jitian, Wang Jianfen, Jia Lingmin, Wang Yu, and Huang. It is composed of footage captured surreptitiously, and smuggled out of the country, by Nanfu Wang.^[4]

References

^ Hooligan Sparrow, PBS POV TV series.
^ ^a ^b "HOOLIGAN SPARROW". Sundance Film Festival and Sundance Institute.
^ Gleiberman, Owen (22 July 2016). "Film Review: Hooligan Sparrow". Variety. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
^ Fagerholm, Matt (22 July 2016). "Hooligan Sparrow". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.