Educational Release :
Even before the theatrical release of the film,
we are offering a special version of
The Passion of the Mao
for educational institutions only.

The two-disc set will contain The Passion of the Mao as well as a second film made up entirely of interviews not used in the original production. To facilitate using these interviews in the classroom, they have been divided by topics: The Mao Era, Education in China before the Great Leap, The Great Leap, The Cultural Revolution, Jiang Qing and Model Opera, The Status of Women during the Cultural Revolution, Going to the Countryside, Education in the Countryside during the Cultural Revolution, Medical Care in the Countryside during the Cultural Revolution, Changes in the Status of Women after Mao's Death, and Education in the Countryside after Mao’s Death. The interviews provide multiple views on many of these topics.

For those who still haven’t heard about The Passion of the Mao, it is an innovative biography of Mao that mixes rare documentary footage with madcap animation in something of the way that Mao and his wife Jiang combined old cultural forms with new ones, turning traditional genres like Peking Opera into revolutionary films. What better subject for such a mix of genres than the life of a man viewed by millions as a savior and by others as a tyrant?

Lee Feigon, director, producer, and writer, is a research associate at the Center for East Asian Studies of the University of Chicago. He writes frequently about East Asian politics, economics, history, and culture for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, the Nation, the Chicago Tribune, the Atlantic, and the Boston Globe.

 
“Smart and smart-alecky, The Passion of the Mao is unlike any documentary ever made on a political figure. This film will expand your mind, and tickle your funny bone to boot.”
Fernando F. Croce, film reviewer for Slant Magazine.

Available as a DVD set for $400.