Project Detail

Piano to Zanskar

Synopsis

When his 65th birthday approaches, Desmond Gentle, an eccentric piano tuner from London, decides to undertake the most difficult and perilous piano delivery of his career. The challenge entails travelling to the heart of the Indian Himalayas with a 100-year old upright piano, carried across high mountain passes using only yaks and ponies. Destination: a primary school in Lingshed, one of the most isolated settlements in the world, situated 14,000 feet above sea. If Desmond is successful, this will be the highest piano delivery in history, and the crown achievement of his 40-year long career.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018 - World premiere

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
86 mins
Format
2K DSLR
Director
Michal Sulima 1st Feature
Producer
Jarek Kotomski
Executive Producer
Desmond O'Keeffe, M J McMahon
Editor
Michal Sulima, Kevin Palmer, Agathe Barbier
Director of Photography
Michal Sulima
Sound
Simon Batchelar
Composer
Ernst Reijseger, Daniel Sonabend
Principal cast
Desmond O'Keeffe, Anna Ray, Harald Hagegard, Kristina Nadler
Colour grading
Studio RM
Film Image
©Jarek Kotomski / Between Friends

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