Sing Me A Song
Thomas Balmès
2019
release date
Wed 23 Dec 20
A world without the internet? In Bhutan it was, until recently, still an everyday reality. Life in the small Himalayan kingdom changed dramatically in a few years with the introduction of the internet. So too for the 17-year-old monk Peyangki. The rituals and prayers in the remote monastery are interspersed with online communication with the outside world. Candlelight is replaced by the light from smartphones. What is more for the young monk, there is also love to be found online.
- direction
- Thomas Balmès
- cast
- Peyangki, Ugyen
- duration
- 95 min
- release date
- Wed 23 Dec 20
- year
- 2019
- country
- France, Germany, Switzerland
- language
- Dzongkha
- Subtitles
- Nederlands, Frans
How Balmès visually contextualizes his subjects’ struggles is indelible and impactful, transforming their emotions into tangible imagery.