Borders
YANG Bo • 2020
The contemporary Chinese artist Liu Xiaodong traveled to the border of the United States and Mexico for his new painting project. Faced with complicated border and refugee issues, a foreign country, and stranger people, he used his Chinese sensibility and artist's simplicity to find inspiration for his creation.
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
HiShorts! Xiamen Short Film Week
China
2021
CAST & CREW
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
YANG Bo
Director
Liu Xiaodong is a world-renowned Chinese contemporary artist.By following him during his journey across an area faced by complex political issues and a refugee emergency, the documentary shows the artist’s unique perspective, his innocence and wisdom, and the honest and pure friendship that he establishes with the people he encounters, in a reminder that people are just people after all.