About the film
Diamond in the Dunes is a 2009 feature-length documentary produced by the Documentary Foundation and directed by Christopher Rufo. It follows a Chinese-Muslim baseball team in Xinjiang Province, China. The film is categorized as a documentary film, with baseball as its listed subject.
Released in 2009, it focuses on a team and its setting rather than a broad survey of the sport. The documentary is associated with the People’s Republic of China and offers a subject centered on Chinese-Muslim life through baseball. Viewers looking for documentaries that connect sport with a specific community and place can use this entry as a starting point.
Its feature-length format gives the team and Xinjiang setting room to define the film’s focus, while the baseball subject provides a clear route into the story.
Who it is for
It suits viewers interested in baseball, Chinese-Muslim communities and Xinjiang Province. It may also appeal to students exploring sport through a specific regional and cultural setting.
Worth knowing
- Centers on a Chinese-Muslim baseball team
- Set in Xinjiang Province
- Feature-length documentary
- Directed by Christopher Rufo
- Produced by the Documentary Foundation
Before you press play
- Focuses specifically on baseball
- Set in one Chinese province
- Released in 2009
The short of it
Diamond in the Dunes presents baseball through a Chinese-Muslim team in Xinjiang Province. It is a focused feature-length documentary for viewers seeking sport stories rooted in a particular community and place.