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  • "APhDCandidate"isafilmaboutaChinesePhDstudentlivin… "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.

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