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Mon père et sa mélancolie

Directed by Xiaodan He
Canada, 2020 (documentary, 88 minutes, colour, Cantonese / Naxi)
Also known as "My Father's Journey"
Mon père et sa mélancolie
Image: © Filmoption International

Film Description:
"Chong Ren He was born in 1937 in a village in southwestern China, on the border with Tibet. He is a member of the Naxi people, an ethnic minority with only 300,000 members, fighting actively to preserve their millennia-old Dongba culture. It is a struggle he is now carrying on in front of a camera wielded by his documentary filmmaker daughter, who accompanies him on a trip to his native land. The precious and rare use of Dongba symbols, ancient music, art and traditions: more than a culture, the film reveals an admirable man's profound spirituality."
-- Québec Cinéma (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Xiaodan He
Produced by: Xiaodan He, Lucie Tremblay
Participants: Xu Chen, Chongren He, Shizhen He, Xiaodan He, Yungui He, Anli Tang, Shifang Yang, Xiuzheng Yang
Cinematography: Jan Belina Brzozowski
Animation: Patrick Larochelle
Film Editing: Tao Gu
Music: Malcolm Sailor
Production Company: Red Dawn Productions
(sources)


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