Chen Dongnan

Directing

Chen Dongnan

Place of birth

Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

Known for

Directing

Credits

5 titles

Chen Dongnan (陈东楠) is a Chinese director.

Known for

Singing in the Wilderness poster
7.5

After hiding in the mountains for a century, a Miao ethnic village choir is discovered by an outsider and becomes a national sensation. Two young Miaos and all the villagers must reconcile their faith, identity, and love with the real world of China.

Singing in the Wilderness

2021

Whispers in May poster
NR

In the rural Liangshan Mountains, 14-year-old Qihuo and her friends embark on a road trip to find a skirt for her traditional menarche rite of passage.

Whispers in May

2026

No artwork available
NR

Sound of Vision is a seven minute documentary about one man's journey to belong as he confronts the hurdles, and embraces the beauty, of the city he will never see. This was completed in five days for the International Documentary challenge where it won Best Film, the POV Award, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Use of Genre.

Sound of Vision

2012

The Trail from Xinjiang poster
7.0

Musa and his friends, all men, all young, all from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on China's northwestern border, now wander great cities in the East talking, shooting up, remembering home and practicing the one true skill they have: they steal.

The Trail from Xinjiang

2013

14 Paintings poster
NR

The Chinese village of Dafen was once a place where thousands of professional painters made reproductions of Western masterpieces. At the government’s instigation, these artists now paint their own original works. Their paintings hang all over China, in a wide variety of settings, from hospitals to museums, and from offices and commercial buildings to outdoor public locations.

14 Paintings

2023

Behind the camera

Singing in the Wilderness poster
7.5

After hiding in the mountains for a century, a Miao ethnic village choir is discovered by an outsider and becomes a national sensation. Two young Miaos and all the villagers must reconcile their faith, identity, and love with the real world of China.

Singing in the Wilderness

2021

Whispers in May poster
NR

In the rural Liangshan Mountains, 14-year-old Qihuo and her friends embark on a road trip to find a skirt for her traditional menarche rite of passage.

Whispers in May

2026

No artwork available
NR

Sound of Vision is a seven minute documentary about one man's journey to belong as he confronts the hurdles, and embraces the beauty, of the city he will never see. This was completed in five days for the International Documentary challenge where it won Best Film, the POV Award, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Use of Genre.

Sound of Vision

2012

The Trail from Xinjiang poster
7.0

Musa and his friends, all men, all young, all from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on China's northwestern border, now wander great cities in the East talking, shooting up, remembering home and practicing the one true skill they have: they steal.

The Trail from Xinjiang

2013

14 Paintings poster
NR

The Chinese village of Dafen was once a place where thousands of professional painters made reproductions of Western masterpieces. At the government’s instigation, these artists now paint their own original works. Their paintings hang all over China, in a wide variety of settings, from hospitals to museums, and from offices and commercial buildings to outdoor public locations.

14 Paintings

2023