Our friends at Daedalum Films have a fascinating new trailer out for a film they're making. If you're having trouble viewing it (like, you happen to be vpn-less), they have a unGFWed version over on their website. The film combines aliens and China - a one-two punch we're particularly fond of. more ›

Daedalum Films released the first half of their excellent documentary, Human Flesh Search Engine, onto the internet a couple of weeks ago. Now the second half is up too, though you'll need a password to access it. Email info (at) daedalumfilms (dot) com for the password and then check the rest of their film out either on Vimeo or on the Daedalum Films' website. more ›

In case you couldn't tell about how excited we got before they even came, we heart the Handsome Furs. We chatted with them before their show at Yuyintang, we photographed them rocking the stage (and found other online photosets too) and... more ›

In case you missed the screening of Daedalum Films' Human Flesh Search Engine, the documentary is now available on Vimeo. Well, currently half the documentary is available on Vimeo. The second part will be released soon, its directors say. more ›

For those of you on the fence about going to the screening of Daedalum Film's latest documentary, Human Flesh Search Engine, here's a fun little teaser for the film: more ›

Daedalum Films, the group that brought us Up From the Underground - the documentary about the band Hard Queen and what it means to make it as an indie group in China - is now screening their newest film on July 18. more ›

Did you miss the Up from the Underground screening? That's too bad! But no matter: Daedalum Films has put it online just for us. more ›

Daedalum Films hosted a screening of Up From the Underground, a documentary short about the Shanghainese band Hard Queen. more ›

We recently caught up with Shanghai-based independent filmmaker Luis Tapia of Daedalum Films, who is currently busy preparing for the May 9 premiere screening of his new documentary short about Shanghai band Hard Queen and the life of indie rock musicians in China. Seats are still available for the screening. Advance tickets can be purchased here. more ›

If you haven't gotten enough of Hard Queen, after our interview, their new EP and the awesome release party at YYT, then make sure you catch the May 9 screening of Daedalum Films' Hard Queen documentary, Up from the Underground. more ›

Popular bar matron Cotton Ding, owner of Shanghaiist favorite Cotton's, sits down with Daedalum Films to talk about her story - how she left her home in rural Hunan for the big city, the lessons she learned along the way to becoming a successful bar owner, and what challenges she sees on the horizon. more ›

While some of us spent Chinese New Year's Eve enjoying grilled seafood on a beach in the Philippines, Luis Tapia of Shanghai-based Daedalum Films was lugging his camera to a Shanghai rooftop to record the fireworks. The results, as you can see above, are beautiful (be sure to watch in HD). Thankfully, the video does not include actual sound (you probably got enough of that last night). Instead, the soundtrack is "El Pico" by Ratatat. You can buy that song on iTunes. Enjoy. more ›

Shanghai-based Daedalum Films takes you on a walk through the Song Qing Ling Memorial (宋庆龄陵园), a little known cemetery in western Shanghai home to the remains of Song Qing Ling, numerous other Chinese personalities — and scores of foreigners who came to Shanghai mostly during its early boom years in the mid-1800s and early 1900s, some identified by simple gravestones, and some anonymous. more ›

From Current TV:

This is the story of an ordinary Chinese fishing community, living on a beautiful island, discovered by the Chinese media and transformed into a tourist hot zone. This is a side of China not usually shown in the West.

From taiande of Current TV:

What happens when Texas Holdem Poker, the "gambler's game," is introduced to the world's most populous and heavy wagering nation? We explore this question beginning in Shanghai, the epicenter of mainland China's fast growing poker scene.