Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel 16 Nov 2005 Directors: Byambasuren Davaa & Luigi Falorni Germany, Mongolia 2003 90 min This is a magical blend of drama and documentary set in the Gobi Desert of Southern Mongolia. A family of nomadic camel herders are faced with a dilemma when a mother rejects a newborn white camel,… Continue reading The Story of the Weeping Camel
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The Eagle Huntress
7 Feb 2018 Director: Otto Bell Mongolia, UK, USA 2016 84 min For two thousand years, the Kazakh people of Western Mongolia have practised a tradition of hunting with golden eagles. Rather than conform to traditional female roles, young Aisholpan is determined to follow in her father’s footsteps as an Eagle Hunter, providing for her… Continue reading The Eagle Huntress
Veins of the World
01 December 2021 Mongolia/Germany 2020 Director: Bayambasuren Davaa The director of much-loved World Cinema classic The Story of the Weeping Camel transports us to the spectacular beauty of the Mongolian steppe. This time she looks at the encroachment ofmodernity and its effect on nomadic lifestyles that have changed little in hundreds of years. Following the… Continue reading Veins of the World