Resource November 1, 2017

Meet the Journalist: Max Duncan

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Eight-year-old Wang Jie jumps for the washing line in the courtyard of his family’s farmhouse in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Image by Max Duncan. China, 2016.
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Three children in a remote corner of China are among millions getting by while their parents work...

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Still from video by Max Duncan.
Still from video by Max Duncan.

Filmmaker and video journalist Max Duncan profiles a family from the Yi ethnic minority in a remote corner of southwest China. The parents left behind their children in order to give them a better future. Duncan examines the economic, cultural, and emotional impact throughout his project.

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