Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
On the series finale of In An Instant: Inside China, we venture into the ancient Chinese water town of Zhujiajiao, the "Venice" of Shanghai. Our mission is to document a series of China's most prominent cultural preservationists who use art to conserve classical touchstones of the country's 5000 year history. We meet the artists of the Peony Pavillion's Kunqu Opera, young practitioners of Yue Opera in central Shanghai, and meet Chen Jialing, a cherished calligrapher who maintains one of China's original artforms. In our adventures we are equipped with roll film, Polaroid 8x10, and bring western formats to capture these ancient forms of culture.
Credits:
Writer/director/editor - Ben Fraternale
Cinematographer - Henry Thong ( @HenryThong )
Translation Support - Rengu Zhang
Production Support - Jesse & Sonja Lin
20x24 Studio Shanghai - @林蔚健
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On the series finale of In An Instant: Inside China, we venture into the ancient Chinese water town of Zhujiajiao, the "Venice" of Shanghai. Our mission is to document a series of China's most prominent cultural preservationists who use art to conserve classical touchstones of the country's 5000 year history. We meet the artists of the Peony Pavillion's Kunqu Opera, young practitioners of Yue Opera in central Shanghai, and meet Chen Jialing, a cherished calligrapher who maintains one of China's original artforms. In our adventures we are equipped with roll film, Polaroid 8x10, and bring western formats to capture these ancient forms of culture.
Credits:
Writer/director/editor - Ben Fraternale
Cinematographer - Henry Thong ( @HenryThong )
Translation Support - Rengu Zhang
Production Support - Jesse & Sonja Lin
20x24 Studio Shanghai - @林蔚健
You can follow me on IG at instagram.com/the.instantgram and find us on Patreon here: patreon.com/inaninstantchannel
And, above all else, please for the love of gosh demolish that subscribe button. Grazie!
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