Originally, Mongolian director Byambasuren Davaa had planned to make a different fourth film set in her home country, but upon re-visiting Mongolia and seeing the countryside changed by the over-exploitation of mining companies, she decided to tackle this development in her new feature. In Mongolia, as well as other parts of the world, the effect of global mining for resources is quite severe, changing the course of rivers if not depleting them altogether, while at the same time taking away people’s living foundations, with certain nomad tribes forced to move away and accept a small compensation for the land they had been living on for so many generations. Based on these effects, her own observations as well as an old Mongolian folk tale, Davaa’s feature “Veins of the World” tells a story about the unity of the world and its people, and how greed has come to corrode this idea.
- 2/6/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The 43rd edition of Mill Valley Film Festival – run annually by the California Film Institute – announced their programme on the 25th of September. This year’s selection surprisingly sees a paucity of Asian film — presumably as a part of a larger push to squeeze in the glut of US/European premieres unable to show elsewhere. However, some notables – especially Chloe Zhao’s recession fiction “Nomadland” – will still be featured, albeit only in a drive-in cinema. This US production by the Chinese diaspora director most recently won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and graces this year’s Mvff as a Telluride Film Festival selection.
The rest of the film selections are listed below. Some are only available virtually in the CAFilm Streaming Room; others available to stream in California only; and others, like Zhao’s “Nomadland,” available in a drive-in at Marin Center.
Feature Films
Bandar Band
Current...
The rest of the film selections are listed below. Some are only available virtually in the CAFilm Streaming Room; others available to stream in California only; and others, like Zhao’s “Nomadland,” available in a drive-in at Marin Center.
Feature Films
Bandar Band
Current...
- 9/30/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
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