China's Wild West

China's Wild West is a 2009 British documentary directed by Urszula Pontikos.

China's Wild West
Directed byUrszula Pontikos
Produced byMichael Riley (film producer)
Music byGareth Lockrane
CinematographyUrszula Pontikos
Edited byMaya Maffioli
Production
company
Distributed byIndieFlix
Release date
2009
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageUyghur

The film received its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, its European premiere at the 2009 One World Film Festival. It won Prix du Jeune Public at the 2009 Anûû-rû âboro International Film Festival in New Caledonia. The film has subsequently screened at many human rights, documentary and ethnographic international film festivals including Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, True/False Film Festival and Silverdocs.

Reception

"A moving comment on human aspiration and a devastating portrait of futility" Washington City Paper

"Hypnotic... stunning" IonCinema.com/SilverDocs

"Visually compelling" One World International Human Rights Film Festival

"Austerely beautiful" True/False International Film Festival

"Mesmerizing" Full Frame International Film Festival

"Masterful photography" Cinemambiente Film Festival


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