Alibaba

“Jack Ma Returns to Hupan”

It was an honor to make this short documentary about the humble origins of a world-changing business.

Hupan Garden, Jack Ma’s Hangzhou apartment in 1999, is where it all began for Alibaba. On the eve of the company’s 20th birthday, we filmed his return to Hupan to reflect on early challenges, and what it took to build Alibaba into what it is today.