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Yugo Sologong

Curator’s Words:

Yugo Sologong, an Ewenki director living in the Daxinganling Mountains, was the main character in Yugo and His Mother (2011), (Watch the film here), directed by Gu Tao. Transforming from the filmed to the filmmaker, he uses his own perspective to begin to reflect on the current situation of his people. His intimacy with his subjects also gives his films the dual qualities of interiority and exteriority.

Interview with Yugo Sologong by Gu Xue

Director: Yugo Sologong

Ethnicity: Ewenki

Director’s biography:

Yugo Sologong, an Ewenki director living in the Daxinganling Mountains, was the main character in Yugo and His Mother (2011), directed by Gu Tao. He is currently making a documentary about his mother.


Next Film Project: 

Queen of the Forest

This film is about my mother, a lonely woman who lives in a primeval forest.