Up the Yangtze

"Up the Yangtze" is a documentary film that captures the impact of the Three Gorges Dam project on people living along the Yangtze River in China. The film follows the story of a young girl from a poor family who works on a cruise ship that caters to tourists traveling through the soon-to-be flooded region. The movie explores themes of social change, environmental consequences, and the clash between tradition and modernity in the face of development projects like the dam.