The Blind Storytellers

Duration: 01:23:22
Country/Region:
China
Release Year: 2014
Release Year: 2014
Story:
Li Shouwang is the leader of a blind storytellers team, learned storytelling at the age of 19. His childernare living hard in other cities. Li's money amost goes to his children's pocket every year. But with urbanisation, the storytellers have lost almost all their audience. As the conflict between the storytelling team and the village team intensified, his son, who was far away from home, became the only spiritual sustains... When he was excited that his son would be taking his family home for Chinese New Year, what's await is a sigh.
Li Shouwang is the leader of a blind storytellers team, learned storytelling at the age of 19. His childernare living hard in other cities. Li's money amost goes to his children's pocket every year. But with urbanisation, the storytellers have lost almost all their audience. As the conflict between the storytelling team and the village team intensified, his son, who was far away from home, became the only spiritual sustains... When he was excited that his son would be taking his family home for Chinese New Year, what's await is a sigh.
Cast

BAI Zhiqiang
Directors
Runtime :
85
minutes
Subtitles :
Chinese and English subtitles
Festivals&Awards :
Silk Road International Film Festival-Best Documentary, 2014, China
http://www.cnsriff.com
Nanjing Independent Film Festival, 2014, China
http://www.chinaiff.org
International "Golden Panda" Documentary Festival, 2014, China
http://www.docuchina.cn/2016/09/12/ARTIoH8IbN4pm1wSfZjHtTiB160912.shtml
Chinese Academy Awards, 2014, China
http://www.chinaawards.net
Chinese Documentary International Selection - Second Price for Social category, 2014, China
http://jishi.cntv.cn/20111129/100248.shtml
Nanjing Independent Film Festival, 2014, China
International "Golden Panda" Documentary Festival, 2014, China
Chinese Academy Awards, 2014, China
Chinese Documentary International Selection - Second Price for Social category, 2014, China
Tags :
Documentary, Shaanxi, Blind group, Rural area, Folk artisan
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Cast

BAI Zhiqiang
Director
Story:
Li Shouwang is the leader of a blind storytellers team, learned storytelling at the age of 19. His childernare living hard in other cities. Li's money amost goes to his children's pocket every year. But with urbanisation, the storytellers have lost almost all their audience. As the conflict between the storytelling team and the village team intensified, his son, who was far away from home, became the only spiritual sustains... When he was excited that his son would be taking his family home for Chinese New Year, what's await is a sigh.