China's Wild West
Synopsis
This part observational, part impressionistic study of a day in the life of a Muslim community, illustrate their hopeful efforts to discover Jade in the harsh conditions of a dried-up river bed in a remote town on the Silk Road in Western China.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 10 mins 20 secs
- Format
- HDCAM
- Director
-
Urszula Pontikos
- Producer
- Michael Riley
- Editor
- Maya Maffioli
- Director of Photography
- Urszula Pontikos
- Sound
- Gunnar Oskarsson
- Composer
- Gareth Lockrane
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Sterling Pictures
7 Denmark StreetLondon WC2H 8LZ
UK
T +44 (0)20 7240 7241
The National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield StudiosStation Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire HP9 1LG
UK
T +44(0)14 9473 1452
Sales Company
Sterling Pictures
7 Denmark StreetLondon WC2H 8LZ
UK
T +44 (0)20 7240 7241
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