Needle Through Brick

[robertish]

Season of Light Studios recently completed a feature documentary titled Needle Through Brick, about the struggle for survival of traditional art and culture in the face of a rapidly changing and modernizing world. The doc is told from the perspective of time-honored Chinese Kung Fu masters living in Borneo, East Malaysia.

Currently Needle Through Brick is one of the 10 films in an online competition at the first ever “indieflix “ film festival. The entire film is available for viewing on the web and then the viewer is able to vote on the film.

Check it out at http://myfestival.indieflix.com its amazing.

[Three Harmonies]

For those interested I have written a short review of "Needle Through Brick" a documentary about the traditional Chinese arts as taught in Borneo. To check it out click here!

Cheers
Jake

[GeneChing]

It's excellent - one of the best martial arts documentaries to come out in years. My highest recommendations!

[Tao Of The Fist]

It's excellent - one of the best martial arts documentaries to come out in years. My highest recommendations!

I really enjoyed it, glad my teacher made it required viewing

[r.(shaolin)]

A film about the struggle for survival of traditional kungfu.

r.

[David Jamieson]

A film about the struggle for survival of traditional kungfu.

r.

will give it a watch later.

[MasterKiller]

Good!

[ittokaos]

It's also now on Hulu.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Finally managed to see the whole thing.
I liked it.
The feiyu shows were a nice touch, eh Gene?
LOL !
So, the problem with TCMA is that it is too hard, too much hard work and kids are not interested.
Yet, they are interested in Wushu, who's training is just as hard, if not harder, physically.
Kung fu takes too long to learn to be good at, unlike other systems like MT, boxing and such.
These are valid critiques of HOW kung fu is taught, NOT the problem with kung fu.
These old people that were complaining ARE the problem, they don't seem to realize that they are the reason their kung fu may die.

Kung fu is NOT too hard to learn nor does it take too long to be good at it, this is a big load of BS !

[GeneChing]

Needle Through Brick is our latest online sweepstakes prize. Contest ends 6:00 p.m. PST on 07/22/2010. Good luck!

[GeneChing]

See our Needle Through Brick DVD winners thread.

[jdhowland]

I really enjoyed it, glad my teacher made it required viewing

Hah! I was glad to read this. I bought the disc when it came out and forced my students to watch it. Mainly so they could get some idea of the attitudes and the problems pertaining to the TCMA. We don't have a Chinatown here and there is little chance for my students to be exposed to the Chinese values. I talk about them but its not the same as seeing the people who live them. After watching the film one of my guys said, "Wow. I can kind of see what you were talking about."

That one comment was worth the price of the DVD.

jd

[Faruq]

Is there a link to purchase the DVD?

[GeneChing]

http://needlethroughbrick.com/

I linked it through the winners page above, but just discovered that link wouldn't function for some weird reason. Maybe it's because it doesn't have a www prefix. I fixed it on that page and am posting it here.

[Faruq]

Thanks, Gene. Though I found it on the winner's page shortly after having posted the request. Duh! Sorry, bra.