Loms newest documentary, The Tightrope, follows the daily lives of several Uighurian orphans in their quest to learn to tightrope walk, or Dawaz, an ancient Uighur tradition, while attending public school outside the orphanage. Uighurs make up the largest Muslim minority in China and live in the Xinjiang province in the northwestern corner of the country. According to Lom, China recognizes that Islam is central to Uighur identity. Controlling religion is thus a central way towards Uighur assimilation. The film, he said, shows the difficult balancing act they make in trying to navigate between these worlds: a world where traditionally, and at home, virtually all Uighurs are Muslims, and yet where at school and in public, they must profess to be good atheist Communists. In this respect, tightrope walking serves as a metaphor for this balancing act. web.williams.edu/admin/news/releases/1314/ youtu.be/9pLtObVYZnc
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 08:29:53 +0000
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