Unhusk

Original title: 问稻

Documentary | 2022 | Col | 57m

Summary

Xiong Guizhi works the magic of growing rice; she can help bring abundant of rice from elements of nature; pine leaves, spring water, animals and flowers are all listening to her. She is one of the rice farmers from Yunnan Province, China. More than 10 years ago, cameras were given to 5 local farmers from 4 ethnic groups to documents their rice farming life. The amazing 101 selected photos became the photo book and made domestic as well as global attention to rice species and rice culture heritage protection.

The story of inspired many content creators to work on environmental issue through non-fiction and visual storytelling, including Wang Jue. She visits these farmers 10 years later, found a lot of the scenes in the photos gone. A simple question was raised: Who is going to grow the rice?

With shock and sorrow, we documented the change for the 5 farmers and their hometown, trying to find out the social, economic cause of the change, and its impact on culture and lifestyle.

Director: Jue Wang
Type: Documentary
Year of completion: 2022
Country of origin: China

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