Children of the Snow Land
Synopsis
Now, upon graduation, aged 16, the children are making the trek home: an arduous and lengthy journey across mountains that takes them to the highest inhabited place on the planet; a faraway, off-grid land where the way of life has not changed for thousands of years, and where their parents are waiting to see children brought up in a world of mobile phones, social media and most modern conveniences. And then the earthquake strikes.
This film documents the children and their families' scary, moving, funny and humbling stories.
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 93 mins
- Format
- High Definition Video
- Director
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Zara Balfour, Marcus Stephenson 1st Feature
- Producer
- Zara Balfour, Marcus Stephenson
- Executive Producer
- Christopher Hird
- Editor
- Graham Taylor
- Director of Photography
- Marcus Stephenson, Mark Hakansson, Zara Balfour
- Sound
- Marcus Stephenson, Mark Hakansson, Zara Balfour
- Composer
- Chris Roe
- Principal cast
- Nima Gurung, Tsering Deki Lama, Jeewan Mahatara, Sangpo Lama
- Associate Producer
- James Fletcher
- Diary Camera
- Nima Gurung, Tsering Deki Lama, Jeewan Mahatara, Sangpo Lama, Tsewang Norbu Lama, Kunsang Tsamo Lama
- Film Images
- ©Marcus Stephenson, Mark Hakansson
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Picture on the Wall Productions
Zara BalfourSales Company
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