Private Project

Mointal Ranger

Mointal Ranger is a 16-minute short observational documentary film. It tells the story of a Chinese Russian ranger who is using his lifetime to guard the forest in the frontier of China and Kazakhstan.

  • Ansiqi Li
    Director
  • Ansiqi Li
    Writer
  • Lulu Zheng
    Producer
  • Weina Kong
    Producer
  • Xuebing Zhao
    Key Cast
  • Elizabeth McLeod
    Executive Producers
  • Yuanyuan Wang
    Executive Producers
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    边城护林人
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 9 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 16, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 2K, ARRI ALEXA
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival
    Guangzhou
    China
    None
    Semi-finalist of DocuMart Pitch
Director Biography - Ansiqi Li

Ansiqi Li is a director and producer from China Intercontinental Communication Center. He holds an MA in Documentary Film from University of the Arts London, graduating with an A+ and a Distinction. Focus on documentary filmmaking, he is involving with many international co-production projects, his film ‘A Father’s Decision’, ‘Laoga’ is screened in festivals and exhibitions in the UK, Ireland, Egypt, Japan and China. His latest projects include Discovery Channel’s 3 episodes documentary ‘China: Time of Xi’ and 'How China Made It’ and short documentary film ‘Mointal Ranger’.

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Director Statement

China is a vast country with 55 ethnic groups living on it. These groups are distributed in every corner of China, forming a variety of cultures. In recent years, China's environment has been greatly improved, which has been achieved by the continuous efforts of many silent contributors. Zhao Xuebing, as a member of the Russian group, sticks to his dream with his practical actions and guards the forest. In my opinion, his story should be filmed.