The Blood of Yingzhou District
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The Blood of Yingzhou District is a 2006 short film documentary directed by Ruby Yang
and produced by Thomas F. Lennon. The film is about the effect of AIDS
on orphans in Yingzhou District
of Fuyang
, Anhui
, China
. It won the 2007 Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
.
Ruby Yang
Ruby Yang , is a Chinese American filmmaker.Originally from Hong Kong, Yang has worked on a range of feature and documentary films exploring Chinese themes as director and editor. Her work has been nominated twice for an Academy Award, winning once and received other awards including the Emmy...
and produced by Thomas F. Lennon. The film is about the effect of AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
on orphans in Yingzhou District
Yingzhou District
Yingzhou District is a district of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Fuyang city....
of Fuyang
Fuyang, Anhui
Fuyang is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. It borders Bozhou to the northeast, Huainan to the southeast, Lu'an to the south, and the province of Henan on all other sides.-Climate:-Administration:...
, Anhui
Anhui
Anhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It won the 2007 Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
This is a list of films by year that have received an Oscar together with the other nominations for best documentary short subject. Following the Academy's practice, the year listed for each film is the year of release: the awards are announced and presented early in the following year.-1940s:*1941...
.
See also
- List of American films of 2006
- HIV/AIDS in the People's Republic of China
- Plasma EconomyPlasma EconomyPlasma Economy was a 1991-1995 plasmapheresis campaign by the Henan provincial government in China, in which blood plasma were extracted in exchange for money...