Ulrike Koch (born 1950) is a German
sinologist
Sinology, or Chinese studies, is an academic discipline that focuses on the study of China primarily through Chinese philosophy, language, literature, culture and history and often refers to Western scholarship. Its origin "may be traced to the ex ...
and film maker. She is known for creating the documentary ''
The Saltmen of Tibet
''The Saltmen of Tibet'' is a 1997 film that chronicles the trek undertaken by a clan of Tibetan people, Tibetan salt harvesters across scenic but dangerous territory from their settlement to the sacred lakes where salt is harvested. The salt is t ...
''.
Life
Koch was born in
Birkenfeld
Birkenfeld () is a town and the district seat of the Birkenfeld district in southwest Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde''. The town itself has approximately 7,000 inhabitants.
Geography
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/Nahe in 1950. She studied sinology at the
University of Zurich and Chinese literature at
Beijing University.
[Ulrike Koch]
Swiss Films, retrieved 26 April 2014 In 1995 she made a film titled '' Qigong: Die Kunst der Stille als Lebenselixier''.
Koch made ''The Saltmen of Tibet,'' where the main language is Tibetan. She had already worked on two
Bernardo Bertolucci films before she set out to make ''The Saltmen of Tibet''. She had studied the culture of Tibet and ethnography and this enabled her to write the script. Her experience of being a casting director on ''
The Last Emperor'' and working on ''
Little Buddha'' was important.
Koch had heard of the traders who travelled each year to the salt lakes in Changthang area to gather salt and she managed to get clearance to film in Tibet. The film focuses on recording the traders' journey which has been taking place annually since ancient times. The film suggests that competition from more mechanised approaches may soon end this tradition.
[Stephen Holden]
The Saltmen of Tibet (1997) FILM REVIEW; A Spiritual Trek By Yak Caravan
The New York Times, July 22, 1998, retrieved 26 April 2014
Using mini dv equipment and keeping a low profile, the film crew of four people created the documentary in three months. Later on, the edited images were transferred to 35mm film.
[ The movie was shown in many countries and won many international awards.
In 2003 she made a film called ''Ässhäk - Tales from the Sahara'' and in 2011 another titled '']Regilaul
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History
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- Songs from the Ancient Sea''.[
]
References
External links
''Regilaul'' official film website
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1950 births
Living people
People from Birkenfeld (district)
German sinologists
German documentary filmmakers
Film people from Rhineland-Palatinate
German women film directors
Women documentary filmmakers
Women orientalists