What is Meishi Street?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox film | name = Meishi Street | image = | caption = | director = [[Ou Ning]] | distributor = [[dGenerate Films]] | released = {{Film date|2006}} | runtime = 85 minutes | country = China | language = Mandarin | native_name = {{Film name| jianti = 煤市街 | fanti = 煤市街 | pinyin = mei shi jie}} }} '''''Meishi Street''''', directed by [[Ou Ning]], is a 2006 [[Cinema of China#New Documentary Movement|independent Chinese documentary]] that shows ordinary citizens taking a stand against the planned destruction of their homes for the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]]. In order to widen traffic routes for the [[Olympic Games]], the Beijing Municipal Government orders the demolition of entire neighborhoods. Several evictees of Meishi Street, located next to [[Tiananmen Square]], fight through endless red tape and the indifference of fellow citizens for the right to keep their homes. Given video cameras by the filmmakers, they shoot exclusive footage of the eviction process, adding vivid intimacy to their story. ==Awards== * Official Selection - [[Museum of Modern Art]] Documentary Fortnight * Official Selection - [[Istanbul Biennial]] ==Other websites== * [http://reframecollection.org/films/film?Id=1166 Meishi Street for Home and Institutional Use Download] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905041544/http://reframecollection.org/films/film?Id=1166 |date=2009-09-05 }} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_hSryv1VIo&feature=PlayList&p=9C65C543322A5EF4&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=33 Meishi Street Trailer] [[Category:2006 documentary movies]] [[Category:Chinese movies]]