The people above the clouds

 Documentary 52mn
 Director: Thierry Boscheron
 Cinematographer: Rodolph Seraphine
 For: CCTV and France télévision distribution
 Production: L'étoile noire production
 China 2018


In the mountains of central China live the Qiang, an ancient ethnic minority. They have preserved a pastoral way of life deeply connected to nature. Victims of a devastating earthquake in 2008, their population now numbers 300,000... Over the course of a spring, a summer, and an autumn, this film will follow four of them.

Technical details
Camera: Sony FS7
Lenses: Sony G

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