CrocodileintheYangtzefollowsChina’sfirstInternetentrepreneurandformerEnglishteacher,JackMa,ashebattlesUSgianteBayonthewaytobuildingChina'sfirstglobalInternetcompany,AlibabaGroup.Anindependentmemoirwritten,directedandproducedbyanAmericanwhoworkedinMa’scomanyforeightyears,CrocodileintheYangtzecapturestheemotionalupsanddownsoflifeinaChineseInternetstartupatatimewhentheInternetbroughtChinaface-to-facewiththeWest. CrocodileintheYangtzedrawson200hoursofarchivalfootagefilmedbyover35sourcesbetween1995and2009.ThefilmpresentsastrikinglycandidportraitofMaandhiscompany,toldfromthepointofviewofan"AmericanflyonaChinesewall"whowitnessedthesuccessesandthemistakesAlibabaencounteredasitgrewfromasmallapartmentintoaglobalcompanyemployingmorethan16,000staff.