The Swap (2016)
The Swap is the third chapter of the PolEc Trilogy, comprising Wandering Marxwards (1998) and The Three Failures (2006). It features the same character as in the previous episodes, but now reduced to a lost, exhausted soul roaming Shanghai's cityscape from the remotest periphery to the financial district. Another narrative, spoken this one, takes us to September 2008, as gigantic bailouts put the financial system on life support instead of letting it collapse, thus seizing our reality and replacing it with a fiction tailored for the situation. These two streams end up meeting on a Shanghai dancefloor, where unresolved contradictions can finally be performed.
Director: Michael Blum
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 33 min
Release Date: October 19, 2016
Cast
- Michael Blum - Self
- Bake He - Dancer
- Cao Lu - Dancer
- Cherry Wang - Dancer
- Choi A Ran - Dancer
- He Zhijie - Dancer
- Jia Junjie - Dancer
- Liu Huiling - Dancer
- Qian Yunqiu - Dancer
- Yangsu Ruyi - Dancer
Screenplay
- Michael Blum
- Michael Gilson (Script Editor)
Editing: Michael Blum
Production: La biennale de Montreal, One Fifty Productions
Country: Canada, China
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Michael Blum
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Swap about?
- The Swap is the third chapter of the PolEc Trilogy, comprising Wandering Marxwards (1998) and The Three Failures (2006). It features the same character as in the previous episodes, but now reduced to a lost, exhausted soul roaming Shanghai's cityscape from the remotest periphery to the financial district. Another narrative, spoken this one, takes us to September 2008, as gigantic bailouts put the financial system on life support instead of letting it collapse, thus seizing our reality and replacing it with a fiction tailored for the situation. These two streams end up meeting on a Shanghai dancefloor, where unresolved contradictions can finally be performed.
- Who directed The Swap?
- The Swap was directed by Michael Blum.
- Who stars in The Swap?
- The Swap stars Michael Blum, Bake He, Cao Lu, Cherry Wang, Choi A Ran, He Zhijie.
- How long is The Swap?
- The Swap has a runtime of 33m (33 minutes).
- What genre is The Swap?
- The Swap is a Documentary film.
- Where was The Swap produced?
- The Swap was produced in Canada, China.