Wang Feng opens up in intimate documentary
- By Zhang Rui
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Chinese rocker Wang Feng and British director Maxwell Sanderson speak to the audience at the premiere of Wang's documentary film "Existence" in Beijing, Aug. 13, 2017. [Photo/ China.org.cn] |
The idea of making "Existence" originated from the collaboration between Maxwell Sanderson and Wang Feng three years ago when Sanderson's team was hired by Wang to record his concert tour in 2014. The director, who founded SLA Studios with his brother Tom Sanderson, made a number of short films, commercials and documentaries in China since 2009.
"I don't want to make a propaganda film about myself," Wang said during the premiere of "Existence" at a Beijing theater on Sunday. "I told the director Max to focus on me as a human rather than a superstar, including the conflicts I have had, the mistakes I have made. The human elements are most important and interesting. Max captured many valuable and interesting moments in my tour, and we discussed that maybe we can develop a feature documentary film with all those good materials."
To persevere with his devotion to rock music, Wang had to fight with his traditional family, especially his father, who didn't understand him and rock music at that time.
Wang founded a rock band with several alumni called "No. 43 Baojia Street," named after the address of the Central Conservatory of Music where he studied. He then signed a solo contract with Warner Music after two acclaimed albums. But what makes "Existence" particularly interesting is the featuring of former abandoned bandmates to talk about their stories and feelings, from which Wang doesn't want to escape any more.
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