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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photo of Miao Wang

Credits

Director:

Miao Wang

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
Three Waters Productions
mwang@threewatersproductions.com
9174504124

Publicity Contact:

Kim Dixon
kimdixon@dominion3.com
310-478-3393

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Year:
2017
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Runtime:
89 mins