PORT FAIRY FILM SOCIETY presents:
The Story of the Weeping Camel
(PG) Mongolia/Ger 90 mins
Director: Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni Lead actor: Botok the Baby Camel, Ingen Temee the Mother Camel Cast: Uuganbaatar Ikhbayar, Odgerel Ayusch, Janchiv Ayurzana, Enkhbulgan Ikhbayar, Screenplay: Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa. Based on an idea by Byambasuren Davaa and Batbayar Davgadorj.
A beautiful documentary about the birth of an Albino camel in the Gobi desert and the nomadic shepherds who live with them. “A family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi Desert use a traditional musical ritual to try and save the life of a rare white baby camel after it is rejected by its mother. It’s ‘The Weeping Camel’ set in the Gobi desert it follows the daily lives of four generations of nomads living in three yurts as they wait for the annual birthing of baby camels. This so-called narrative documentary has a rhythm and beauty to it that fits with the ethnographical nature of its subject matter so that it’s hard to know where the documentary ends and fiction begins. The actors are real nomads who played out their daily lives before the camera. The style of direction, simple still shots, reflects the lives depicted. And the landscape is stunning. I love , Margaret ABC At this film. I think it's really great.” David Stratton, The Movies:
7.30 pm FRIDAY 18 MARCH
Port Fairy Community Cinema, Bank Street
PORT FAIRY FILM SOCIETY presents:
The Story of the Weeping Camel
(PG) Mongolia/Ger 90 mins
Director: Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni Lead actor: Botok the Baby Camel, Ingen Temee the Mother Camel Cast: Uuganbaatar Ikhbayar, Odgerel Ayusch, Janchiv Ayurzana, Enkhbulgan Ikhbayar, Screenplay: Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa. Based on an idea by Byambasuren Davaa and Batbayar Davgadorj.
A beautiful documentary about the birth of an Albino camel in the Gobi desert and the nomadic shepherds who live with them. “A family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi Desert use a traditional musical ritual to try and save the life of a rare white baby camel after it is rejected by its mother. It’s ‘The Weeping Camel’ set in the Gobi desert it follows the daily lives of four generations of nomads living in three yurts as they wait for the annual birthing of baby camels. This so-called narrative documentary has a rhythm and beauty to it that fits with the ethnographical nature of its subject matter so that it’s hard to know where the documentary ends and fiction begins. The actors are real nomads who played out their daily lives before the camera. The style of direction, simple still shots, reflects the lives depicted. And the landscape is stunning. I love , Margaret ABC At this film. I think it's really great.” David Stratton, The Movies:
7.30 pm FRIDAY 18 MARCH
Port Fairy Community Cinema, Bank Street