Kids on the Silk Road 2 - Horse fever

Daniar (12) lives on a farm in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. He loves animals -­‐ and horses most of all. One day his father presents him with a young wild stallion that he get’s to keep if he can tame it. Daniar is overjoyed and takes the challenge but the horse has a bad temper. A dramatic incidence happens where his brother is kicked in the head of Daniar’s horse so it has to be put down. Daniar looses his beloved horse and promise himself to teach his new horse harder.

"Kids on the Silk Road" is a documentary series for the 10-12 year olds about their peers in countries along the Silk Road. The ancient Silk Road countries in Central - and South East Asia life of children is fascinating and dramatic. Exotic stories unfold on a backdrop of social necessity. The children are compelled to make existential choices when their ambition or passion encounters resistance.
We are looking for those children who show courage in this encounter. We hope they prevail in their attempt to create a productive change for themselves. But first and foremost we are looking for potential - resources and the will to go forward.
With recognizable themes - friendship, love, wishes for the future, parental ambitions - which is part of every child's life, we hope to eliminate geographical and cultural gaps between our main characters and their Danish audience.

Through 5 documentary shorts we get an understanding of how 5 children grow up in 5 different countries along the ancient silk route. Each story is told through the child’s perspective. Each little individual fate and life has something to overcome.
The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes that were central to cultural interaction connecting the East and West. It created curiosity among cultures, for example with tea and silk from China suddenly sold in Venice. The trading may be a thing of the past, but the culture is still there… We chose the Silk Road because we want to show the kids how colorful the world is and to create understanding and curiosity of the different cultures. What if we all had less prejudice and more curiosity? Would the world be more colorful and less hierarchical? Would there be more empathy? Could we in the West try to learn from other cultures?

A Series of 5 Documentaries by Director Jens Pedersen.