Road Dox

A Marble Travelogue is structured like a road movie, but instead of following people, the film traces the whole surreal journey of marble. Blocks of white marble are mined from a Greek quarry and shipped from the Chinese-owned port of Piraeus to China. In the Chinese capital of carving, Quyang, they are sculpted into Hellenistic-style statues and columns. Unused fragments are turned into fridge magnets which are then exported back to Greece, where they are bought by Chinese tourists. Each stop is depicted by one or a group of characters, while the film also focuses on China's economy as it shifts its role from the “world’s factory” to “world’s buyer“, at the same time entering a new era of uncertainty.