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Deborah Stratman

Kings of the Sky

  • Documentary
RELEASE

2004-09-16

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

68 min

Description

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