Short Synopsis:
Gesang Duojie, a shy 19-year-old Tibetan, has never left his farming village. Abruptly, at his mother’s behest, he climbs onto the back of a small motorbike to see the world, traveling 8,000km with three men in their early 20s he doesn’t know. The group’s will and outlook on life are challenged by authorities, monks, students, gangsters and several near-death experiences in Ten Thousand Miles.

This is more than just a high-adventure road trip, though: the adventurers continually interview young people in remote villages, then bustling urban centres, asking them about their hopes for the future and their dreams, their views of the world. Farmers, gangsters, nomads, musicians and wealthy business people form a vivid tapestry but also give voice to a society that is a key player in 21st century Asia. Woven throughout the story is the rich thread of how the travellers are reshaped by both the dramas and the ordinary people they meet.

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Primary themes of the film include: Discovery of self and the changes that our characters underwent because of this trip. Youth today: dreams, hopes and plans for the future. The vast geographic, ethnic and cultural diversity that China is home to.

Completeted: January 2011
Current status: Submission to film festivals

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