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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
- Music
- Gareth Lockrane
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 20th November 2008
