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Birdsong

Synopsis

Exploring the dying whistling traditions of the Hmong people of northern Laos, whose sonic exchanges straddle the boundary between music and speech. The film follows the personal stories of three individuals from Long Lan village, as they reflect on their experience as practitioners of a vanishing musical language.
Official Selection Aesthetica Film Festival 2022
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2023

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 min
Format
Digital
Director
Omi Zola Gupta, Sparsh Ahuja
Producer
Sparsh Ahuja, Omi Zola Gupta, Dorn Bouttasing
Co-Producer
Lao New Wave Cinema
Executive Producer
Cherie Federico, Steve Melia, Lindsay Poulton, Jess Gormley
Editor
Giorgia Zarantonello
Director of Photography
Janamejaya Daroz
Sound
Carlos San Juan Juanchi

Genre

Asian

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Riverpunch Films

1 Old Esher Close
Hersham
Walton-on-Thames
KT12 4LD

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