Sunshine


An American advertising producer in Shanghai tries to sell fast food to the Chinese. An endearing portrait of a modern day
by Doug Nichol
English
14 Min / USA

Short Doc

441

Acclaimed commercial director Doug Nichol adapts the philosophy to documentary filmmaking in Sunshine. While in Shanghai to film a commercial, Nichol turns his handy 5DMarkII upon his friend and longtime producer John Benet, and what results is a remarkable work, one that tells two stories with equal aplomb—an ethnographic snapshot of the young, developing Chinese ad industry, but also the confessions of a jaded, cynical American ad man.

Official Selection:

True/False Film Festival, DOCNYC, Mill Valley Film Festival, Palm Springs, LA Shorts Fest, SF DocFest, Hot Springs Documentary Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival, SF Shorts

WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING