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Stone Pastures |
Short Documentary |
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Script: |
Donagh Coleman |
Director: |
Donagh Coleman |
Cinematography: |
Timo Peltonen, Johannes Lehmuskallio |
Sound: |
Pertti Venetjoki |
Production: |
Jouko Aaltonen |
Co-Producer: |
Wildfire Films, Orchid Pictures |
Shooting: |
02/2007 - 08/2007 (Suun. ensi-ilta syksy 2008) |
Lenght: |
75/42 min |
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Synopsis: |
Stone Pastures tells the story of a nomadic family living on the Himalayan plateau of Chantang, Ladakh. In this high altitude cold desert, the most inhospitable of environments, father Sonam, mother Phuntsok, old uncle Tsewang, and the boys, Padma and Kunsang, struggle rearing pashmina goats. This struggle contains a paradox: Ladakh´s gritty, rocky conditions give rise to the finest of materials, pashmina wool. Produced by the nomads´ goats as a warm undercoat, this is the raw material for luxurious Kashmiri shawls, and the family´s only source of income. The film follows the family through the seasons in the context of their livelihood. Aspiring towards a more comfortable, settled life, we find Ladakh´s nomads in a state of transition, between traditional life and modern ways. In Stone Pastures, this transition is seen mainly through the eyes of the family´s youngest son, Kunsang, as he moves away from the life of his ancestors, travelling between the high plateau and boarding school in Leh, Ladakh´s capital.
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Festivals: |
32nd Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival American Museum of Natural, History in New York City, USA, 14.–16.11.2008
The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland, 12.–22.2.2009
Himalaya Film Festival, Amsterdam, The Nethelands, 15.2.2009
The Dialektus Festival, Budapest, Hungary, 3.–8.3.2009
Jean Rouch International Film Festival, 28e Bilan du film ethnographique, Paris, France, 14.–22.3.2009
Tartu World Film Festival, Estonia, 23.–29.3.2009
Cervino Cinemountain Film Festival, Valtournenchen, Italy
24.7.–2.8.2009
Cervino Cinemountain Film Festival, Valtournenchen, Italy, 24.7.–2.8.2009
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Awards & Prizes: |
Cervino Cinemountain Film Festival, Valtournenchen, Italy, 24.7.–2.8.2009
Grand Prix
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Production |
Illume Ltd. Oy
Palkkatilankatu 7
00240 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 148 1489
Fax. +358 9 148 1489
Email. Illume@illume.fi
Internet www.illume.fi
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Distribution in Finland |
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