Project Detail

China's Wild West

Synopsis

Recently there have been massive, unprecedented rises across world markets in the value of Jade. It is now 40 times more valuable than gold.

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 film
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

Production Status

Production Company

Sterling Pictures

7 Denmark Street
London WC2H 8LZ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7240 7241

The National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire HP9 1LG
UK

T +44(0)14 9473 1452

Sales Company

Sterling Pictures

7 Denmark Street
London WC2H 8LZ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7240 7241

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