MY FATHER’S JOURNEY
52' & 67’ | English, French & Chinese Versions | HD
The protagonist of this documentary is my father: Chongren He, born in 1936, in Li Jiang, a small town close to the border of Tibet. He is a descendent of the Naxi, one of the fifty-six Chinese minorities which has a population of 300,000. What makes the Naxi unique is their ancient Dongba culture preserved through the millenary pictographic writing. This particular pictogram is the only living one in use today and is called the “living fossil”.
Besieged by the constant political upheavals and the assimilation of the dominant Chinese modern culture, my father lives today in his village like on an isolated island surrounded by the endless waves of tourists. This film will explore how an individual of 82 years of age can build his own spiritual castle to protect himself and his frail yet precious culture.
- Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma 2020: In competition for the Pierre-et-Yolande-Perreault Award
- The International Festival of Films on Art: Official Selection 2021
- Seoul International Short Film Festival: Official Selection 2021
- International Festival of Ethnological Film: Official Selection 2021
- Toronto Indie Filmmakers Festival: Official Selection 2021
- Toronto Documentary Feature & Short Film Festival: Official Selection 2022
Produced by: 9337-4106 Québec Inc.
World Rights
