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Hooligan Sparrow
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nanfu Wang
Written by	Nanfu Wang Mark Monroe
Produced by	Nanfu Wang Andy Cohen Alison Klayman Peter Lucas Michael Shade
Starring	Ye Haiyan
Cinematography	Nanfu Wang
Edited by	Nanfu Wang
Music by	Nathan Halpern Chris Ruggiero
Production companies	Little Horse Crossing the River In association with Diamond Docs Bertha Foundation Britdocs AC Films
Distributed by	The Film Collaborative Kino Lorber (educational)
Release dates	22 January 2016 (Sundance Film Festival) 17 October 2016 (PBS (U.S.)^[1]
Running time	83 minutes
Countries	China^[2] United States^[2]
Language	Mandarin

Hooligan Sparrow is a 2016 documentary film about Ye Haiyan and other Chinese activists written and produced by Nanfu Wang.^[3]

The documentary is about a child rape case in China (involving a government official) and the protests against it by activists Ye Haiyan, Shan Lihua, Tang Jitian, Wang Jianfen, Jia Lingmin, Wang Yu, and Huang. It is composed of footage captured surreptitiously, and smuggled out of the country, by Nanfu Wang.^[4]

^ Hooligan Sparrow, PBS POV TV series.
^ ^a ^b "HOOLIGAN SPARROW". Sundance Film Festival and Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
^ Gleiberman, Owen (22 July 2016). "Film Review: Hooligan Sparrow". Variety. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
^ Fagerholm, Matt (22 July 2016). "Hooligan Sparrow". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.