About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1956-01-01
Place of birth:
Yunnan, China
Website:
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Wu Wenguang

Overview

Wu was born in south-western China’s Yunnan province in 1956. After graduating from high school in 1974, Wu was send to the countryside, where he worked as farmer for four year. Between 1978 and 1982, he studied Chinese Literature in Yunnan University. After the University, Wu worked as a teach at a junior high school for three years, and later, he worked in the television as a journalist for four years. Wu left the television, moved to Beijing in 1988 to be an independent documentary filmmaker, freelance writer and creator and producer of dance/theater.

Wu has completed documentaries: Bumming in Beijing (1990), 1966, My Time in the Red Guards (1993), Jiang Hu: Life on the Road (1999), Fuck Cinema (2005), Bare Your Staff (2010), Treating (2010), Because of Hunger (2013), Investigating My Father (2016), Autobiography: Pass Through (2017), Autobiography: Struggle (2018) Autobiography: Fear (2019), Riding Through (2020), and has screened in many film festivals in the world. Wu also has created some short video, which like Diary: Snow, 21 Nov, 1998 (1999), Public Space (2000), Search: Hamlet in China (2002).

Wu had been created in theater, which like Treating (2009), Memory: Hunger (2010), Investigating My Father (2013) and Reading Hunger (2016), Reading Father (2019)

Also Wu had some no-fiction books published (Bumming in Beijing, 1966, Revolution Scene, Report on Jianghu)

In 2005, Wu found the Village Documentary Project, and in 2010, found the Folk Memory Project .

Known for

Acting
2021 Luo Luo’s Fear Actor Self N/A
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2021 The Monument Actor Self N/A
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2019 Autobiography: Evidence Actor Self N/A
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2017 Autobiography: Pass Through Actor Self N/A
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2013 Haze and Fog Actor The Old Man 59
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2004 Fuck Cinema Actor 59
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1994 A Film Is Stopped Actor self N/A
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Directing
2021 The Monument Directing Director N/A
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2019 Autobiography: Evidence Directing Director N/A
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2018 Autobiography: Struggles Directing Director N/A
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2017 之间 Directing Director N/A
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2017 Autobiography: Pass Through Directing Director N/A
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2016 Investigating My Father Directing Director N/A
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2013 Because of Hunger: Diary 1 by Wu Directing Director N/A
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2010 Bare Your Stuff Directing Director N/A
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2010 Treatment Directing Director N/A
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2004 Fuck Cinema Directing Director 59
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2003 You Are Called Outlander Directing Director N/A
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2002 Dance with Farm Workers Directing Director N/A
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2002 Search for Hamlet Directing Director N/A
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1999 Jiang Hu: Life on the Road Directing Director N/A
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1995 At Home in the World Directing Director N/A
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1993 1966, My Time in the Red Guards Directing Director N/A
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1990 Bumming in Beijing: The Last Dreamers Directing Director 59
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1989 The Chinese Directing Director N/A
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Production
2012 Children's Village Production Producer N/A
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2012 Luo Village: Pitiless Earth and Sky Production Producer N/A
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2012 Huamulin 2012 Production Producer N/A
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2012 Attacking Zhanggao Village Production Producer N/A
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2012 Revolution in Baiyun Village Production Producer N/A
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2012 Shuangjing Village, I'm your grandson Production Producer N/A
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2011 Back to Huamulin Production Producer N/A
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2011 Satiated Village Production Producer N/A
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2011 Luo Village: I and Ren Dingqi Production Producer N/A
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2010 My Grandpa's Winter Production Producer N/A
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2005 China Villager Documentary Project: China Village Self-Governance Film Project Production Producer N/A
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2004 Fuck Cinema Production Producer 59
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2002 Dance with Farm Workers Production Producer N/A
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1999 Jiang Hu: Life on the Road Production Producer N/A
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1990 Bumming in Beijing: The Last Dreamers Production Producer 59
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Camera
2016 Investigating My Father Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2004 Fuck Cinema Crew Cinematography 59
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Editing
2021 The Monument Editing Editor N/A
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2016 Investigating My Father Editing Editor N/A
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2004 Fuck Cinema Editing Editor 59
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1999 Jiang Hu: Life on the Road Editing Editor N/A
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