Children of the Stars
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Aspey, Robin, director.
- Language
- Chinese, English.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- China : Haase, Alexander, 2007.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (48 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00003830
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- The documentary “Children of the Stars” focuses on the Feng Jia Wei family from China. Their five-year-old son is autistic. He cannot speak and is often very violent. He has been rejected by all their local schools and does not seem to recognize even his parents. As a family, they frequently receive verbal abuse from people who do not understand their son's behavior. The career of both parents has also been destroyed because their son requires constant care and attention. This family feels it has nowhere else to turn and has even considered suicide. Their last real chance lies in a course offered by a little charity school in Beijing called “Stars and Rain”. The family travels across the country to reach Beijing. The film then follows them as they take a deeply moving journey through the eleven weeks of the course. It is an extraordinary story of parental love as they struggle to give a future to their son.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2176 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2176 (HU_OSA_00003830.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |