The Warriors of Qiugang

The Warriors of Qiugang (simplified Chinese: 仇岗卫士; traditional Chinese: 仇崗衛士; pinyin: Qiúgǎng Wèishì) is a 39-minute documentary film that chronicles the story of the Chinese village of Qiugang[1] (pop. 1,900 in ca. 2010[2]), in the suburbs of Bengbu City in Anhui Province in central-eastern China. It tells how a group of Chinese villagers put an end to the poisoning of their land and water by three chemical plants, the worst being Jiucailuo Chemical.[3] It was directed and produced by Oscar winners Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon, respectively. Guan Xin was the field producer and cinematographer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short[4] but lost to Strangers No More.[5]

The Warriors of Qiugang
Directed byRuby Yang
Produced byThomas Lennon
Ruby Yang
Written byThomas Lennon
Music byBrian Keane
CinematographyGuan Xin
Production
company
Thomas Lennon Films
Distributed byYale Environment 360
Release date
  • September 17, 2010 (2010-09-17)
Running time
39 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageMandarin

References
  1. Qiugang, Bengbu, Anhui, Google Maps
  2. The Warriors of Qiugang: A Chinese Village Fights Back Archived 2011-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, Yale Environment 360.
  3. "Detoxing" China's Huai River Archived 2011-01-16 at the Wayback Machine, Pacific Environment, 2008
  4. AMPAS Press Release, October 13, 2010
  5. Rojas, Nick (February 27, 2011). "Oscars: 'Strangers No More' wins for documentary short". Los Angeles Times Awards Tracker. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
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