Mongolia Documentary Series in Middlebury 2017
Four summer evenings at 7-9 PM
Wednesday June 21, Thursday, July 6,
Wednesday July 19, and Thursday, August 3
248 Washington St. Extension Gazebo in back
Come see documentary films directed and produced by Sas Carey showing the progression of her films (and work) from her first trip to Mongolia 1994 to her most recent award winning film released in 2016. Sas Carey will host the series and be available for informal discussions about her experiences. For 24 years, Sas Carey has been traveling to Mongolia nearly every summer and she is home in Middlebury this year, ready to share with you. So if you want to travel and also stay in beautiful Middlebury, this is your chance to do both!
Wednesday, June 21
Mongolian Festival 1994
Steppe Herbs, Mare’s Milk and Jelly Jars: A Journey to Mongolian Medicine and 1995
Watch a short clip from 1994 showing her first impressions of Mongolia at a tourist festival where she climbed on her first Mongolian horse and watched some traditional Mongolian dances. In 1995 you will see her experience as one of the first two Westerners to be taught traditional Mongolian medicine.
Thursday, July 6
Gobi Women’s Song: Nomadic women share the song of their soul. 2006
Hear about working with United Nations Development Programme and what inspired Sas to make this film.
Wednesday, July 19
Ceremony: A Journey Among the Shamans of northern Mongolia 2015
Shamans Among the Dukhas 2004, the precursor to Ceremony
Taiga Heart Song 2007
From the Gobi, Sas travels to the taiga on the edge of Siberia to combine health care with documenting the lives of reindeer herders and shamans.
Thursday, August 3
Migration 2016 Award winning documentary
Dukhas Moving 2004, the precursor to Migration
Suggested $10 donation per evening to Nomadicare. Please bring a chair. Have a picnic if you wish. Park at the Cooperative Fire Insurance or the Animal Hospital.
Nomadicare To preserve traditional Mongolian traditional nomadic culture through films and stories.
For further information: sas@nomadicare.org or 388-1301
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