简介："APhDCandidate"isafilmaboutaChinesePhDstudentlivinginAmerica.HeissponsoredbyChinesegovernment.Thegovernmentpayshimsomemoneyeverymonthforlivingexpenses.InexchangehehastoreturntoChinarightaftergraduation.Aftercominghere,hefoundhestilllivesinasmallcircleofChinesepeopleisolatedfromtheAmericansociety.HisprofessorandpeersarealsofromChina.Theenvironmentmakeshimdoesn’thavemanychancestocommunicatewithAmericanpeople.Andmostimportantly,hedoesn’tthinkitisnecessarytogetintegratedwiththeAmericansociallife.Sinceheknowshewillnotstayinhere.Hefeelsitismorecomfortabletoliveinaclosedenvironment. Theaboveiswhatinterestedmeatthebeginning.Iintendedtomakethisfilmofhislifetoseehowthisunusualidentityinfluencedhim.Alongwiththeprocessoffilming,IrealizedIwasinvolvinginanewformoftransnationalacademiclife.InAmericanacademiatodaytherearemanyChinesePhDs.ThefullscholarshiporfundingprovidedbyChinesegovernmentcoveredtheirtuitionandlivingexpenses.APhDforthemismorelikeajob,ratherthanstudying.Alsotheirrelationwithprofessorsissimilartoakindofemployment.Sothefilmisnotonlyabouttheidentityofaforeigner,butalsoaboutakindofacademiclaboroutsourcing.Throughwatchingthefilmtheaudiencemayfindhowitislikeinthelowerleveloftheacademicpyramid.…