I usually don't watch them, but when I heard of this one, it seemed cool. It's what the young generation think about life, the kids who aren't successful and stuff. It's called No Country for Young Man. I liked it. Even though they're not the "smart kids," what they say is pretty insightful.

http://edge.neocha.com/places/beijing/zhang-neixian-caifang/

‘Last Train Home’ is good if you call that recent (2009). The documentary film looks at the annual journey of low paid Chinese workers during Chinese New Year, focusing on the physical and emotional separation between the workers and their families, especially the children.

The UK television recently ran a group of programs on China. They seemed well done