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Andi Akpe is not only one of 190 new stu­dents study­ing  at NYU Shanghai this semes­ter, he's also a film­maker who will be shoot­ing, direct­ing and edit­ing video doc­u­men­tary footage of Shanghai and China all fall. Check out the sec­ond install­ment below, as Andi and fel­low NYU Shanghai stu­dents take a trip to People's Square, lis­ten to Latin Bolero music at Jz Night Club, make teapots at the Pottery Workshop, and more.  Below, Andi intro­duces us to his project and shares his first Double A Productions Shanghai video. >>>

Capturing the peo­ple and places that make ​​my time here in Shanghai mem­o­rable in an episodic doc­u­men­tary film series is the goal of A Visual Taste of Shanghai. Shot with a Nikon D3100 DSLR cam­era, this peek into Shanghainese cul­ture and the mul­ti­tude of sit­u­a­tions and guanxi (con­nec­tions) that occur when for­eign­ers enter the equa­tion speaks toward the one main phi­los­o­phy I hold to when­ever I step behind my camera: All peo­ple have sto­ries wait­ing to be told, be it my story, your story, our story…

In the short four-month span of time I have here in Shanghai, my mis­sion is to col­lect these sto­ries and to share them with you. Whether its through offer­ing a glimpse into a China you never knew, or real­iz­ing a sim­i­lar­ity between cul­tures that has always been there, this series is for all to enjoy, share, and learn from.

With that, enjoy!

Video links:

Youku: A Visual Taste of Shanghai: Week Two & Three

YouTube: A Visual Taste of Shanghai: Week Two & Three

Double A Productions is a small/independent film com­pany started by Andi Akpe, a cur­rent Junior at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business dual-majoring in Finance and International Business.