Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-Ke sees himself as a "witness" to the upheavals in his country and intends to continue filming, even though some of his films have been banned in China. "History should not be the monopoly of certain organisations, nor should it be left solely to historians," said the filmmaker in an interview on the sidelines of the International Festival of Asian Cinema in Vesoul, France, where he chaired the jury. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES