Maineland
Filmed over three years in China and the U.S., "Maineland" is a multi-layered coming-of-age tale that follows two teenagers of China’s wealthy elite as they settle into a boarding school in blue-collar rural Maine. Part of the enormous wave of "parachute students" enrolling in U.S. private schools, bubbly, fun-loving Stella and introspective Harry come seeking a Western-style education, escape from the dreaded Chinese college entrance exam, and the promise of a Hollywood-style U.S. high school experience. But as their fuzzy visions of the American dream slowly gain more clarity, worlds collide as their relationship to home and country takes on a surprisingly poignant new aspect.
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Credits
Director: | Miao Wang |
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Executive Producer: | Jia-Huai Wang, Jin-Huan Liu |
Producer: | Miao Wang, Violet Du Feng, Robert Chang, Damon G. Smith |
Cinematographer: | Sean Price Williams |
Editor: | Elizabeth Rao |
Music: | Stephen Ulrich |
Principal Cast: | Stella Xinyi Zhu, Harry Junru He |
Additional Credits: | Co-Editor: Miao Wang, Additional Cinematography: Shaoguang Sun, Ian Vollmer, Miao Wang |
Contact
Public Film Contact: | Miao Wang |
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Publicity Contact: | Kim Dixon |