The Broken Moon
A documentary film about the last of the Himalayan Nomads.
Beyond the mountains of the Western Himalaya, Sonam, an old nomad man, lives with his tribe in one of the most adversed and isolated regions of the planet, but a sudden change in the climate is drying most of the rivers and transforming several valleys in deserts.
Unable to survive in a traditional way and witnessing the collapse of his own people, Sonam starts a desperate quest to find answers and change their future.
A history of faith and sacrifice of a people who is already suffering the effects of climate change and the current directions of humanity.
© 2010 Enigma Filmes - 70' HD / Also available in 52'
Broken Moon bags first prize at Kathmandu
The irrepressible Terry Gifford
KATHMANDU ~ The Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) 2010 has concluded with the top award in the international competition going to The Broken Moon (Brazil), directed by Marcos Negrao and Andre Rangel.
Announcing the winner, lead judge Terry Gifford described The Broken Moon as “brilliantly filmed, brilliantly lit and brilliantly framed.” He said the jury had not had any problem in selecting the winner; they unanimously felt that this film was outstanding.
Gifford said that landscape, casting, and music all had important roles in The Broken Moon and that the film addressed the festival theme at all levels. The theme of this year’s festival was migration and diversity.
The film is a documentary drama that takes place beyond the mountains of the Western Himalaya. It tells the story of Sonam, an old nomad who lives with his tribe in one of the harshest and most isolated regions on earth. Climate change is drying most of the rivers and transforming valleys into deserts, threatening the tribe’s survival.
A cleverly constructed plot, with a sting in the tail, brings out many of the tensions confronted by communities such as Sonam’s, not only in the Himalayas but in numerous other areas of the world where the young generation finds it more and more difficult to resist the pull of what they see as a better life “in the city”.
The irrepressible Terry Gifford
KATHMANDU ~ The Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) 2010 has concluded with the top award in the international competition going to The Broken Moon (Brazil), directed by Marcos Negrao and Andre Rangel.
Announcing the winner, lead judge Terry Gifford described The Broken Moon as “brilliantly filmed, brilliantly lit and brilliantly framed.” He said the jury had not had any problem in selecting the winner; they unanimously felt that this film was outstanding.
Gifford said that landscape, casting, and music all had important roles in The Broken Moon and that the film addressed the festival theme at all levels. The theme of this year’s festival was migration and diversity.
The film is a documentary drama that takes place beyond the mountains of the Western Himalaya. It tells the story of Sonam, an old nomad who lives with his tribe in one of the harshest and most isolated regions on earth. Climate change is drying most of the rivers and transforming valleys into deserts, threatening the tribe’s survival.
A cleverly constructed plot, with a sting in the tail, brings out many of the tensions confronted by communities such as Sonam’s, not only in the Himalayas but in numerous other areas of the world where the young generation finds it more and more difficult to resist the pull of what they see as a better life “in the city”.