Xu Xin’s character profile

Xu Xin

Xu Xin is an independent documentary producer. Born in Taizhou, Jiangsu in 1966, now lives in Nanjing. Main experience: graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Jiangsu Institute of Education in 1991.

Chinese name: Xu Xin

Nationality: Chinese

Birthplace: Taizhou, Jiangsu

Date of birth: 1966

Occupation: Documentary producer

Graduation school: Jiangsu Institute of Education

Representative works: "Horse Skin", "Karamay", "Carriage"

Character experience

Graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Jiangsu Institute of Education in 1991; in 1988, his oil paintings participated in the Jiangsu Youth Art Week; in 1992, his mixed-material works participated in the Guangzhou Biennale; in 2001, his photography works participated in Dusseldorf, Germany husband art exhibition; established Xu Xin Documentary Studio in 2000, specializing in documentary creation; created the documentary "Horse Skin" in 2002, 81 minutes; created the documentary "Carriage" in 2004, 18 minutes; created the documentary "Fangshan Church" in 2005 , 80 minutes; the documentary "Torch Troupe" created in 2006, 110 minutes; Xu Xin's documentary focuses on the living conditions of the lowest class in China, especially disadvantaged groups and minority groups. For the author, recording itself is a way to participate in the construction of history.

In October 2003, the documentary "Horse Skin" participated in the British SHEFFILD International Documentary Film Festival; in November 2005, "Horse Skin" participated in the Second Guangzhou Triennial; in April 2006, "Fangshan Church" participated In the 3rd China Documentary Exchange Week; in August 2006, "Carriage" participated in Berlin's "Made in China - Art and Film from Beijing"; in September 2006, "Horse Skin" participated in the China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition; in October 2006 "Horse", "Carriage" and "Fangshan Church" were collected by Li Xianting Film Fund and Songzhuang Art Museum; in February 2007, "Carriage" participated in the Berlin Chinese Independent Documentary Exhibition.

Xu Xin started filming "Karamay" on the "December 8th" anniversary in 2007. It took half a year to visit 60 families, and 13 paragraphs were completely preserved in the film.

Main works

The 2002 documentary "Horse Skin", 81 minutes.

2004 documentary "Carriage", 18 minutes.

2005 documentary "Fangshan Church", 80 minutes.

2006 documentary "Torch Troupe", 110 minutes.

2007 documentary "The Bridge", 16 minutes.

2010 documentary "KARAMAY" ("Karamay"), 356 minutes.

2011 documentary "The Road", 113 minutes.