Sing Me a Song
Presentation
Young Peyangki lives and studies in a picturesque monastery deep in the mountains of Bhutan. A few years have passed since the king allowed TV and internet into the country, and now the structured daily rituals of candle lighting and recitation of prayers compete with the powerful lure of smart phones. Privately, Peyangki is passionate about love songs and falls in love on WeChat with a young singer from the city of Thimphu. Disinterested in study and often reprimanded by his masters, he sells medicinal mushrooms to make enough money to leave the monastery in search of “the one he dreams of night and day”. Peyangki trades in his robes for street clothes, but will he succumb to romance and the temptations of the city or return to his pious life in the monastery ?
A film directed by Thomas Balmès (Director, Author, Director of Photography, Producer)
Year of production: 2019
Length: 99’
Production: TBC Productions, Participant Media, zero one film, Close Up Films, ARTE France Cinéma, RTS — Radio Télévision Suisse


With the support of: ARTE France, the Région Île-de-France, Filmförderungsanstalt, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Office fédéral de la culture – OFC, Cinéforom and Loterie Romande
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Press & Festivals


« Framed by the director himself, who displays great skill (in capturing breath-taking scenery, in particular), and a sharp sense of observation when it comes to subtle changes in facial expression, Sing Me A Song is both an endearing portrait (traced calmly and steadily) and a suggestive study of a country where – as in many other lands – technology is having a devastatingly hypnotic effect on the younger generations. «
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival – Doc NYC – International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam – One World Film Festival – Festival international du film documentaire Docville – Festival international du film documentaire Millenium – Les Arcs Film Festival
© copyright 2019 – Thomas Balmès