Dreaming Against the World

Throughout Maoist Chinas turbulent history the artist Mu Xin sacrificed everything to create his art While illegally imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution he risked his life writing and painting while in solitary confinement It was through his artistic faith that he survived this period while so many others did not He has avoided speaking of the horrors he has seen until now A documentary portrait by OSCAR Nominated filmmakers Tim Sternberg and Francisco Bello DREAMING AGAINST THE WORLD will expose audiences to one of the most original yet largely unknown artists of the past century