旷野歌声
singing in the wilderness
Documentary feature | Mandarin, A-Hmao Language | 98 min | Subtitles in English & Mandarin | DCP
Synopsis
After hiding in the mountains for a century, a Miao ethnic Christian choir is discovered by a propaganda official and becomes a national sensation. Two young Miaos and all the villagers must reconcile their faith, identity, and love with the real world of China.
Festivals
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
New Director/New Films (MoMA & Lincoln Center)
ETNOMATOGRAPH Award, Millennium Docs Against Gravity Festival
Special Jury Award, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Emerging Director, Asian American International Film Festival | Best Feature Film, Ischia Film Festival | Best Cinematography, FICIMAD | Best Documentary FIlm, Genesis Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival, Doc Edge, Montreal International Documentary Film Festival, Xining FIRST International Film Festival, DMZ International Documentary Film Festival etc.
“A touching and rewarding example of deceptively low-key political documentary”
“the power of music and the most painful changes in today’s society.”
“ a poetic language that is not limited to being a documentary and seeks something more.
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Filmmakers
Director Dongnan Chen
Producers Dongnan Chen, Violet Du Feng, Qi Zhao
DOP Jisong Li
Cinematographers Jisong Li, JK Huang
Editors Emelie Mahdavian, Dongnan Chen
Composer Chad Cannon
Sound Design Xiaodan Li
Supported by
The Asian Pitch commissioners: NHK, PTS, KBS, Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Creative Producing Fellowship, Sundance Institute Documentary Edit & Story Lab, FIRST Documentary Lab, DMZ Docs, Fresh Pitch, CNEX Chinese Doc Forum, HotDocs Dealmaker.