Smog Journeys(2015)

Name: Smog Journeys
Director: Jia Zhangke
Genre: Family, Drama
Released: 2015-01-01
Duration: 7 min
Cast: Zhao Tao, Liang Jingdong, Liu Qiang, Liu Lu

Zhao Tao Liang Jingdong Liu Qiang Liu Lu

Jia Zhangke's short film for Greenpeace East Asia depicts the effects of air pollution in northeast China, a region frequently blanketed in dangerous levels of air pollution. 'Smog Journeys' traces two families from two different backgrounds; one a mining family in Hebei province, and the other a trendy middle class family in Beijing. Both face a similar fate. Air pollution is one of China's most pressing environmental and health issues. Greenpeace calls for a shift from coal to clean renewable energy, as well as short term measures that better safeguard people's health.