ACF
Asian Cinema Fund
Asian Network of Documentary(AND) Fund
2010 Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund
LIST Passion
| Category | Distribution Support Fund |
|---|---|
| Project | Passion |
| Director | Byamba SAKHYA |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Director's Profile | Born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and a graduate of Moscow’s VGIK, Byamba Sakhya is a cinematographer, line producer and editor. A regular collaborator on international productions, Byamba is the founder of the Mongolia-based Guru Media. His credits as director include <A Normal Life: Chronicle of a Sumo Wrestler>(2009), <Winter Melody>(2003), <Perpetuum Mobile>(2002), and <Umbilical Cord>(1996). |
- Synopsis
- Binder Jigjid, son of Jigjid Dejid who is the representative director from the golden age of Mongolian film, has inherited his father’s fame and passion for film. [Passion] is a documentary that chases after Binder’s destiny-like passion for film. Once radiant Mongolian films are now turning barren. Taken over by commercial movies mimicking Hollywood films, movies discussing reality and history of Mongolia are pushed aside. However, Binder cannot stop making films, and he continues to run on the icy road to meet his audience. The film honestly portrays the director’s concerns for financial success and oil prices, and the agony that crosses back and forth between cinematic conviction and despair. [Passion] follows into theaters he visits and silently witnesses the exhausting life of the director. The black and white, but radiant past and the colorful, but shabby present of Mongolian films curiously blend with the desolate but beautiful landscape of Mongolia. (CHO Young-jung)
- Director's Note
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- Festivals
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2010 Busan International Film Festival - Wide Angle
2010 Dubai International Film Festival
2010 Taiwan International documentary Festival - ASIA VISION & AND Grand Prize
2011 SALAYA DOC Salaya International Documentary Film Festival - AND Showcase
2011 Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad"
2012 Asiatica Film Festival - Best Documentary award
2012 Epos 3 The International Art Film Festival
- Still Cut
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