The film uses a documentary approach to tell the stories of 12 Chinese pioneers, chosen from the fields of business and the arts. The protagonists reflect upon their life journeys against the backdrop of modern China.

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton

This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous
This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous

Motherland
Motherland

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

Winnie
Winnie

She's Real (Worse than Queer)
She's Real (Worse than Queer)

Trophy
Trophy

Unrest
Unrest

Kiss the Wind
Kiss the Wind

Du gehörst mir! Das Muster der Frauenmorde
Du gehörst mir! Das Muster der Frauenmorde
Bronx Irish at the Ramparts
Bronx Irish at the Ramparts