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Internal Migration

Documentary, Episode 3, Beijing, 2008, 10 min 25 s

Thousands of Chinese have poured in from the countryside looking for work. What kind of life are they living? Are they riding high on China’s Olympic boom? Meet a businesswoman, a family of peasant migrants living in a basement parking lot, and a taxi driver keen on learning English to service his clients.

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The Countdown

Documentary, Episode 4, Beijing, 2008, 10 min 15 s

The opening ceremony promises to be a memorable night. In the midst of preparations, trials and rehearsals, a volunteer and small business operator tells us about the Chinese predilection for patriotic fanfare.

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24 H

Documentary, Episode 5, Beijing, 2008, 10 min 21 s

Get an insiders look at what opening day was like for Jennifer and the city as they opened their doors to the world for the first time…

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Back to Reality

Documentary, Episode 6, Beijing, 2008, 13 min 20 s

The sun has risen and set on the Chinese Olympic experiment. How will Jennifer’s life unfold when the cameras aren’t on her anymore? How will she and Beijing fare after the Olympics?

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A New Face For Beijing

The six-part web series ‘A New Face for Beijing’ follows the life of 25-year-old Jennifer Hsiung, who moved to Beijing in 2008. She quickly gets snapped up by China’s international public broadcaster CCTV as a sports reporter, and finds herself at the centre of the Olympic frenzy. Right when all eyes are on China, Jennifer prepares to give it all she’s got too. The series shows China from the perspective of those Chinese-Canadians and Chinese-Americans who returned to Beijing to seize this once in a lifetime opportunity.

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