Herdsmen

Overview

Herdsmen is an anthropological documentary that portrays the life of a Kazakh herding family in Burqin County, located in the Altay region of Xinjiang. Directed by Chen Jianjun and shot by Li Xiong, the film was co-produced by China Central Television (CCTV) and Xinjiang Grandscape Telecom and shot on 35mm. It has been permanently archived by the Museum of the Moving Image in the United States and awarded Special Commendation at the International Festival of Visual Anthropology; won Grand Prize at the Blackmaria International Film Festival, the Moondance International Film Festival, and the FICA International Environmental Film Festival; and won the Golden Olive Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.