Kings of the Sky

Release Date: 2004-09-16

Language: EN

Country: 🇨🇳 CN

Rating: ⭐ 6.5 / 10 ( 2 votes )

Runtime: 1h 8m

Adil Hoxur, descended from a line of Dawaz tightrope artists, performs nightly with his troupe in China’s Taklamakan desert, among the Uyghurs, a Turkic Muslim people seeking religious and political autonomy. Shot over four months, this experimental documentary takes shape as a travelogue, ethnographic visual poem, and advocacy video for the preservation of a traditional art form. - MoMA

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