{"id":10431,"date":"2019-01-18T14:37:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T12:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/?p=10431"},"modified":"2019-01-18T14:41:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T12:41:32","slug":"harvest-moon-documentary-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/2019\/01\/harvest-moon-documentary-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvest Moon Documentary film"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOXA<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Documentary Film Festival,
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The canadian Film festival presents a documentary film from Kyrgyzstan.<\/p>\n

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Each September, Bolot Tagaev and his family practice a centuries old tradition, harvesting walnuts\u00a0 in one of the oldest walnut forests in Kyrgyzstan. Over the course of a single season, director Zaheed Mawani gracefully captures delicate sequences such as a child interacting with a snake, or sacks of walnuts being laid gently across an attic bed. Stories attached to the forest are told and retold over the fire at night, adding a mythic dimension.<\/p>\n

As the narrative subtly charts the family\u2019s way of life, their financial struggles, domestic chores, and conversations reveal a profound, and yet, wonderful isolation. Dialogue is sparse but poignant, reflecting upon their relationships, as well their connection with nature and faith. The film deliberately highlights the extraordinary\u00a0landscape, providing a stark contrast to the modernity of the exterior world. A patient and meditative documentary,\u00a0Harvest Moon<\/em>\u00a0illuminates a traditional livelihood which somehow persists, despite the ever-changing society outside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Zaheed Mawani: the filmmaker<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Zaheed Mawani received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Middlebury College. He subsequently worked in public policy research in Washington, DC before moving to Toronto to seek a career in documentary film. He recently completed an MFA in film production at York University, and his documentary,\u00a0Harvest Moon<\/em>, was selected at Cin\u00e9ma du R\u00e9el IDFF.<\/p>\n

See the trailer HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Visit the DOXA<\/a> film festival webiste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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