Over the weekend, Matt Harding from the Where the Hell is Matt series of Youtube viral videos came to Shanghai, putting a call out to anyone who'd dance with him in front of the Science and Technology Museum in Pudong. We were there to catch the action. 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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

This video by our friends Luis Tapia and Peter Kirby of Daedalum Films nicely captures the mood at the legendary Shanghaiist Halloween Party last Friday. Man, still can't believe we got shot down!
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Peter Kirby of Daedalum Films captures the pulse and rhythm of the city in this mesmerising collage of images that he shot in downtown Shanghai and Qibao district, as well as the Shanghai Wildlife Park and zoo. more ›

Peter Kirby of Daedalum Films explores the tulou, the earthen roundhouses in Fujian Province which have just made it to the UNESCO World Heritage list and meets some of the people who live in them. more ›

Is there anything that won't work in China? This latest video from Arnaud Kamphuis of Daedalum Films explores Shanghai's growing jazz scene and China's exploding demand for jazz. Interesting was the refrain echoed by several of the foreign musicians interviewed that there was no way they could be doing the same thing back home without having to do music that they can't stand. Here, they're in a position to select gigs, travel lots for work, do music on a full-time basis and not have to worry about having another day job — and most importantly, make a comfortable living for themselves. more ›

Luis Tapia of Daedalum Films gets on the Omega China Tour and follows professional golfer Zhou Xunshu, who features prominently in the upcoming book on the development of golf in China by Shanghaiist's founding editor, Dan Washburn. Late last year, we introduced Zhou to you and told you the story of how this guy literally stumbled his way into professional golf, but hearing him tell his own story in this video really left us impressed with all that he has accomplished despite his humble background. more ›

Another great production from Daedalum Films, this one directed by Arnaud Kamphuis:

There are over 45,000 taxi drivers in Shanghai. Zhou Senlin is one of them. Following him around the city, we learn more about a difficult profession many take for granted. Over his long shifts, Zhou tells us about his life as he observes and adapts to the metamorphosis of an entire city, bringing better opportunities for him and his family.

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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 ›