China's Wild West
| China's Wild West | |
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| Directed by | Urszula Pontikos |
| Produced by | Michael Riley |
| Cinematography | Urszula Pontikos |
| Edited by | Maya Maffioli |
| Music by | Gareth Lockrane |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Indieflix |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Uyghur |
China's Wild West is a 2008 British documentary directed by Urszula Pontikos.[1]
The film follows the sisyphean efforts of a rural Uyghur community digging for jade, which is 40 times more valuable than gold, in the harsh conditions of a river bed in the remote town of Hotan in Xinjiang, western China.[2][3]
The film received its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival,[4] and its European premiere at the 2009 One World Film Festival.[5] The film has subsequently screened at many human rights, documentary and ethnographic international film festivals including Full Frame Documentary Film Festival,[6] True/False Film Festival,[7] and AFI Silverdocs.[8]
References
- ↑ "China's Wild West". UK Films Database. British Council. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Changing Paths". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "China's Wild West". DocuDays UA. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Sundance to screen 96 short films". Variety. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Edition 2009". One World Film Festival. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ Thompson, Hobert (1 April 2009). "Finding gems among the documentary short subjects". Indy Week. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Shorts". True/False Film Festival. 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Repertory". The Washington Post. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
External links
- China's Wild West at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Website
- Review
- Sundance Film Festival