I am from Xinjiang on the Silk Road
"I am from Xinjiang on the Silk Road" is a documentary telling the story of 18 Xinjiang people about the contemporary Chinese dream. The film seeks to record from the perspective of the people with real experience and mood and present the status and dreams of every people who comes from Xinjiang.The documentary is trying hard to describe people from Xinjiang integrate with this society, with different nationalities and cultures, which wants to break people's fixed impression of Xinjiang and show the life of real ordinary people’s life.[1][2][3]
The six-episode large-scale documentary “I am from Xinjiang on the Silk Road” was produced by Shanghai Jianghan Culture Investment Development Co., Ltd., and was jointly produced by the People’s Political Consultative Conference Culture Media Co., Ltd., Suizhong Holdings, and the Beijing Dianyi Culture Communication Center. The former Minister of Culture Wang Meng was invited. Director Chen Xiaoqing of “A Bite of China " served as advisor, director and actor Chen Jianbin as artistic director, actress Tong Liya, initiator of the Yanran Fund Li Yapeng as the co-producer. The former author Kurbanjan Semat as the general director and chief producer.[4]
Introduction
Information[5]
Director: Kurbanjan Semmat
Writer: Kurbanjan Semmat
Genre: Documentary
Production Country/Region: Mainland China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Premiere: 2016-06-22 (Mainland China)
Set number: 6
Single episode length: 25 minutes
Producer: Wang Yanyu
Editor: Liu Yingbing 、Zhao Yinhu,、Qin Hailong
Photography Director: Wang Lu
Company: Shanghai Jianghan Culture Investment Development Co., Ltd.
Co-produced: People's Political Consultative Conference Culture Media Co., Ltd., Hezhong Holding Group, Beijing Code Arts Cultural Communication Center
Broadcast Media: CCTV-9, Tencent Video, IQiyi, LeTV
Book:This book is about the experiences of Xinjiang people and tells the story of every Chinese. It records the photographer himself Kurbanjan Samat and 100 Xinjiang people who work and live in the Mainland which is the original story of "I am from Xinjiang on the Silk Road".[6]
Director
Kurbanjan Semmat (قۇربانجان سەمەت), Uygur, was born on September 14, 1982 in Hetian, Xinjiang, member of Chinese Photographers Association, member of Chinese Society of Folk Photography Association, member of Chinese Society of History and Culture of Uygur Member, CCTV Record Channel Cameraman, Freelance Photographer, Independent Curator.
In 2005, he officially entered the field of documentary photography and participated in the CCTV documentary "The Song of Forest" and "Dawn Populus".
In 2007, he completed his debut film documentary "The Karagutag Diary" and won the "Best Documentary Film Award of the Second National University Student Film Festival", "The Best Documentary Film Award of the University of the Media Video Competition " and the third class documentary award of “The National College Student DV Prize Collection Competition".
In 2008, he took part in the shooting of "Good Luck Beijing" Olympic venues and participated in the shooting of large-scale feature films " Mountains in the Years".
In 2009, he went to the disaster area to shoot a documentary - "One Year in the Life".
From 2010 to 2011, he shoot 22 episodes of the documentary "TIME" .
In November 2011, KuerbanJan successfully held a photography exhibition of “The Kunlun Market Damei Hetian” at the National Library of China, exhibiting 180 photography works. In the same year, Kurbanjan participated in the shooting of CCTV's large-scale documentary "Silk Road, The Journey to Restart". The documentary was premiered on CCTV on September 5th, 2013. The audience rating in Beijing reached 4% on the night of the premiere.
In 2013, Kuerbanjan was invited to India to participate in the documentary filming. In October 2013, the Kurbanjan went to Turkey and the United States to collect winds.
On March 21, 2014, the Global Times reported on Kurbanjan with the theme of "Kuerbanjan: "I'm from Xinjiang".
On March 26th, 2014, the New York Times Chinese website published an exclusive editorial article entitled “I'm from Xinjiang” on the Kuerbanjan. This picture feature shows the style of Xinjiang and the mental outlook of Xinjiang people in the right way.
On October 16, 2014, a new book release conference was held in the Great Hall of the People Beijing Hall, he officially launched the documentary photo collection "I come from Xinjiang."
Kurbanjan Semmat planned and filmed the special subject “I am from Xinjiang on the Silk Road”. The original story of more than 100 ordinary Xinjiang people working and living in different ages, ethnic groups, occupations, and was recorded in shots and words by Kurbanjan. These images show that contemporary Xinjiang people who dare to fight to achieve their dreams.[7]
Backgroud
Xinjiang, located in the most western part of China, the magical land that accounts for one-sixth of China’s territory, has 20 million people of different nations. They live in their own cultural traditions, and they merge and bred in this land. This is one of the few lands in China that still maintains its original geographical and cultural features. However, for many Chinese and other people, Xinjiang is still a mysterious and unfamiliar topic. The media is flooded with mostly deserts， poverty, fruit, song and dance in Xinjiang. People know very little about Xinjiang, especially the few extreme terrorist attacks that have occurred in recent years. The improper wording of news reports has made negative news mistakenly known as the name of Xinjiang.[8]
The documentary director saw the confusion of his compatriots and saw the cause of confusion. Even if he suffers from misunderstandings from all aspects of society, he still does not have extreme resentment. Instead, he will firmly raise his camera and face the society with a smile.[9] He showed the real existing Xinjiang and the living Xinjiang people to everyone, helping us stand in the perspective of Xinjiang and see another perspective of China. These people have something in common, Xinjiang is an element that they cannot give up. The spirit of Xinjiang has laid a deep imprint on them. Xinjiang gave them a distinct personality and gave them unique experiences and extraordinary choices. Every Xinjiang person is a touch of color on this picture of Xinjiang. Even if they leave Xinjiang, they are still inextricably linked to Xinjiang.[10] Therefore, he named the title is "I come from Xinjiang on the silk road."
Episodes
The process of life is an eternal theme. From the founding of the country to the reform and development till now, there are many people from Xinjiang, like other people from different provinces and cities, who fight hard and look for their dreams and opportunities in the past 30 years.
In the story of the documentary "I come from Xinjiang on the silk road", Xinjiang is only background, people's joys and sorrows are the main content of the story. The fusion of the status quo, fascination and charm is the spirit that this documentary wants to convey. Each character is a typical topic of contemporary society. In the six episodes, there are dreams, struggles, hometowns, affection, love, and marriage. They left their hometowns to work and live in large and medium-sized cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. They created their own lives through social development and their own knowledge and ability.
They gain a certain degree of success through personal efforts and struggle, continue to love life, adhere to their profession and job. Everyone in "I come from Xinjiang" is trying hard to integrate with this society and time, and with different nationalities and cultures, it conveys our respect for the ordinary people who struggled.
Season 1 I Am From Xinjiang On The Silk Road
The series include six episodes and each episode concludes three stories of people.[11]
Dream
About challenging yourself and challenging the limits. The three characters are all dedicated to their dreams and career.
Abrati, the founder of the Guangzhou Flying club, who used to be a dancer then decided to pursue his dream learn to be a paragliding coach from the beginning. Zu Lipikar, began playing boxing at the age of 3 and through his efforts to enter international competitions. He could challenge the gold belt and get closer to the dream of the professional boxer. Yaya, a Han girl was born and grown up in Xinjiang. She fell in love with nature deeply and engages in the protection of wildlife and environment.
Family
This episode is about family, the story between two generations.
The Xinjiang couple who took the scientific research road in Tsinghua University, despite all kinds of pressures and difficulties in life, they still chose to bring their daughter from Xinjiang to Beijing, to accompany her growing up. Otkai, a high school student born in Shanghai who is a second-generation of Xinjiang people. He hoped to use his own efforts to win the basketball championship for the class, even with injury. Eric, the first visit to Beijing because he wanted to see Mao, and later he lived in Beijing for 30 years. Due to his son had brain cancer, he tried his best to look after his son. Faced with the pain and hardship of life, he always shows a smile.
Career
This set is three business people, about career and pursuit. Their way of doing business has a distinctive brand from Xinjiang.
Yang Jian left from Xinjiang for love, he came to Shanghai, running a restaurant from three people's to more than 1200 stuff. How to make the employees of 17 nationalities and 7 different nationalities get along harmoniously, he made a bold attempt in culture and also made a fusion of the tastes of foods. Kahal is an English teacher and an entrepreneur, he started from zero and hoped to open 100 foreign language education institutions in China. Zhang Zhiqiang represents a strong adaptability. In Shenzhen, he fully integrated into the local lifestyle. In his body, there are the characteristics of merchants on the Millennium Silk Road.
Love
This episode is for three young women about love. They talk about emotional issues in the era of great changes.
Xie yaer, who had no time to talk about marriage and had high expectations for marriage, decided to complete a declaration by taking a picture of one person's wedding.
Go back home
This episode tells the story of going home. Represents different states of life.
Ali Mujiang, returning to Ürümqi, waiting for him is a smooth sailing life. All resources are in the place where they grew up. Ruxian Guli, a dancer who drifts in Beijing, dreams of returning home to take care of her aging parents. However, as her father’s illness passed away, she returned home and found out that her family had become a place she couldn’t go back to. Ma Jun, returned to the remote town in the west. He discovered that from emotions to lifestyles, he is already having a hard time in his homeland. Hometown, what does it mean to him?
Start on a journey
The key words in this episode are start on a journey.
Li Yapeng, young and famous actor, has now faded out of the entertainment industry. When he saw where he grew up, he could not help crying. This is also the core of the entire story. What kind of deep imprint has left him in Xinjiang? Parhati, a real Xinjiang native musician, use life experiences to communicate with Xinjiang and transfer that to songs. Tong liya, Xinjiang is the start point of her dancing and her whole life.
Season 2 I Am Going To Xinjiang
The documentary “I am going to Xinjiang” was produced by the Shanghai Jianghange Culture Company and is divided into exploration, pioneering, homecoming, reunion, inspiration, challenges, and opportunities. It tells the story of ordinary people in China and also presents a story within the "One Belt One Road" magnificent style along the route.
Kurbanjan Semat, who served as general director and chief producer, said that the shooting style is similar to “I am from Xinjiang on the Silk Road” and the crew focused on the people supporting all aspects of Xinjiang construction in different periods of New China. "We spoke from the daily lives of little people and focused on the moving stories of generations of people who went to Xinjiang and took root in Xinjiang. At the same time, we also excavated the unique local customs and people's interest in work and life."[12]
"I am going to Xinjiang " will hold a documentary premiere at the Great Hall of the People in March 2018 and will officially air on the CCTV-9, online media such as Tencent and iQiyi.[13]
Season 3 I Was Born In Xinjiang
The third season of the documentary film "I Was Born in Xinjiang" was also planned to start in 2018.[12]
Awards
On Nov 11, 2016, the large-scale documentary "I am from Xinjiang on the Silk Road" won the 22nd China Television Documentary Award for Best Micro-Recording Works.[14]
On June 12, 2017, "I am from Xinjiang on the Silk Road" won the 2016 Outstanding Domestic Documentary.
Media Review
"When reading news, Xinjiang is sometimes very distant; when reading this book, Xinjiang is very familiar! In these pictures and texts, there is no one else but ourselves. It is unclear what these stories will change, but these stories appear before us and themselves are changes!" —— Bai Yansong (Famous Show Host)[16]
"Kurbanjan is my colleague and we work together for many years. As a photographer with outstanding talent, Kurbanjan is keen, diligent, and kind. As a Uighur youth, he has always had his own unique and profound understanding of the changes that have taken place in Xinjiang these years. This "I come from Xinjiang" is his expression after a long period of precipitation. It is a true documentary." ——Chen Xiaoqing (General Director of A Bite of China)[16]
"I Am From Xinjiang On The Silk Road" This book records 100 stories with heart and photos, recording love and peace." ——Jackie Chan (Famous Actor）[16]
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