Sing Me A Song
Direction: Thomas Balmès
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Winter Journey zero one film in Coproduction with TBC Productions (F), Participant Media (F), Close Up Films (CH), ARTE France Cinéma, RTS — Radio Télévision Suisse.
Funded by ARTE France, the Région Île-de-France, Filmförderungsanstalt, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Office fédéral de la culture – OFC, Cinéforom and Loterie Romande.
World Distribution: Participant Media
World Premiere: 07.09.2019, Toronto
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16-year-old Peyangki has lived as a monk in a monastery in the mountains of Bhutan since early childhood. His smartphone is the connection to the world, in it he has seen everything - and he has fallen in love. He met Nguen on WeChat, the Chinese facebook. For months, the two exchange messages day and night, Peyangki sings for her, she reveals her wishes and hopes for the future. It is first, total love that changes everything and turns the life of a teenager upside down.
He forgot that he wanted to make money; forgot that he wanted to return from the monastery to his family. Now he wants to go to town, and meet Nguen - because so far they've only met virtually. "Sing Me a Song" will accompany the young monk on his journey to the capital and his first meeting with Nguen.
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Directed and Produced by Thomas Balmès
Executive Producers: Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann
Co-Producers: Thomas Kufus, Joëlle Bertossa, Flavia Zanon
Line Producer: Jill Coulon
Cinematographer: Thomas Balmès
First Assistant Camera: Nina Bernfeld
Editors: Alex Cardon, Ronan Sinquin
Music: Nicolas Rabaeus
1st Assistant to Director: Dorji Dendup
2nd Assistants to Director: Arun Bhattarai, Sonam Yangzom, Rinzin Wangchuk, Delphine Deloget
2nd Camera Assistants: Julie Conte, Aliosha Cheyko
Sound: Marianne Russi, Itesh Chaurasia, Rajender Prasad, Sukanta Majumdar
Production Assistants: Kinley Dorji, Pema Choden
Bhutanese Logistics: Bhutan Travel Planner, Norzin Tours
Translators: Nima Yoezer, Phurba Dorji, Pema Choden, Dorji Dendup, Kinga Tenzin
Scientific Adviser Françoise Pommaret, CRCAO/CNRS & Royal University of Bhutan
Post-Production Supervisor: Thomas Lavergne
Music Editor: Alex Cardon
Sound Editor: Éric Rey
Re-recording Mixer: Philippe Charriot
Music Mixer: Laurent Vonlanthen
Foley: Gadou Naudin
Foley Recordist: Julien Perrin
Color Grader: Moritz Peters
VFX: Rudolf Germann
Graphics: Romain Egea
Assistants to Editors: Anaïs Albanese, Hélène Larrieu, Goulven Colin, Léna Lipinsky, Anne-Laure Guillas, Hugo De Lipowski, Anaïs Navenant
Equipment: Margot Films, Photocinerent, Concept AV, ARRI Media GMBH, Archipel, Creative Sound, Kitchen Studio, Malakoff Studios
End Titles created with EndCrawl
With: Peyangki, Ugyen Pelden, Pemba Dorji, Choney Pelden, Bidha, Cheki Wangmo, Damcho Wangchuk