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China Dolls

1997 · 30 min

Intimate, candid conversations about identity and belonging, tinged with loneliness and quiet defiance.

Overview
Aussie boys of Asian descent candidly discuss their status as a "minority within a minority".

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • race
  • sexuality
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Tony Ayres
Written by
Tony Ayres
Starring
Tony Ayres, Andrew Kaw, Chi-Kan Woo, William Yang, Andrew Wong, Beng Eu, Michael Camit, Archie Lubrin
Music
Oleh Witer
Cinematography
Jackie Farkas
Runtime
30 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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