Journey to the East (2008)

Director: Pete Candeland / Jamie Hewlett

Screenwriter: Jamie Hewlett / Damon Albarn

Starring: Gorillaz

Genre: Musical

Official website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr5ZWYRaAyw‍ ‍

Country/Region of Production: United Kingdom

Language: English

Date: August 12, 2008

Duration: 2 minutes

Also known as: Monkey: Journey to the West / Olympics 2008 Monkey Movie

IMDb: tt26660803

Adaptation: Reimagining

Summary:

Hewlett and Albarn included characters from Monkey: Journey to the West in an animation sequence titled "Journey to the East", used by the BBC as a trailer and the title sequence for their coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing. They regarded criticism of their cultural engagement with the event as hypocritical, whilst acknowledging human rights issues in China. According to Hewlett: "If you start to boycott China...America has to be next".

Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26660803/?ref_=mv_close