Faces of China

Colourful and welcoming, that's the image that the chinese Government and the Communist Party of China want to sell to the world - but that's only a part of the reality.

  • Daniel Burkholz
    Director
  • Daniel Burkholz
    Writer
  • Daniel Burkholz
    Producer
  • Film Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 9, 2018
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distributor Information
  • Roadside Dokumentarfilm
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Daniel Burkholz

Daniel Burkholz is an award winning filmmaker. He first worked as journalist for newspaper and radio, as editor of a scientific magazine and also as photographer. Later, he worked in the fields of environment protection, education, human and civil rights. After an intermezzo as divemaster, he studied the culture of the Sinai nomads, the nomads of the Great Thar desert, and the Aborigine's culture in Queensland. In 2005, he founded his company "Roadside Dokumentarfilm - Courageous Docs". The Roadside docs have already been officialy selected for more than 70 festivals around the world...

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Director Statement

In 2009, I had the chance to visit China as a member of the German Documentaries delegation at GZ Doc, to represent also my company and my film Shortcut to Justice. We were warmly welcomed and brought to a very fancy, luxurious hotel, big as a Pharao's tomb. But the Communist party had taken over the formerly independent festival and was now controlling everything.