Fidalgo Film Distribution in Norway has acquired “I, The Song” by Bhutanese director Dechen Rudder.
The film had its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, where it was acquired, and had its Asian premiere at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa. In the film, to save her job and reputation, a school teacher travels to southern Bhutan in search of her doppelgänger, but when she becomes involved in her doppelgänger’s life, she realizes that she may be the only one to solve the problem of her doppelgänger’s disappearance. As well as the recovery of the stolen sacred song.
The cast includes Tanden Bedha, Jimmy Wangyal Tshering, Tshering Dorje, Sonam Lhamu and Dorji Wangdi. The film is produced by Roder for Dakinny Productions (Bhutan) and Johann Chaplain for Girle Productions (France).
The film was co-produced by Fernanda Rino, Fidalgo Films (Norway), Stefano Centini, Volos Films (Taiwan, Italy), Paolo Maria Spina, Revolver (Italy), Michael Barry, Actaros Productions (France), Michael Gauthier and Mathilde Solemio. Click “Download” to save Follow Back Films – Samuh (Bhutan) mp3 youtube com
“I don’t know if it’s being Bhutanese, or growing up around stories of intuition and feelings, and the powers of magic and surrealism, but I think that’s what guides me in filmmaking as well, and that’s what strengthens me, and the film is good signs and energies,” Rudder said.
“The film was difficult to produce, as raising money was very difficult and took some time. Many friends and family who had read the script would also suggest adding more mountain scenes to the film, and some ‘landscape’ scenes, they said that this is what people expect now.” In films from Bhutan, I, the Song was mostly shot in southern Bhutan (under the mountains) in a more urban area, so it challenges the common preconception of what Bhutan should “look like” but I was determined not to compromise the story The movie And his themes with this, I wanted to show Bhutan as I know it, as I feel and live it, with a different “beauty” so I did not change the script and I felt that “we can still find support,” Rudder added.
“I’m very proud to bring this story to life because it deals with issues that are prominent across Asia (and the world), and is very much connected to the new wave of post-#MeToo consciousness that deals with consent, which is toxic and violent,” Chaplain said. Masculinity and abusive and manipulative behaviors in the workplace. It is very important to raise awareness among Asian and non-Western authors, artists and filmmakers only. Filmmakers in Asia are more and more tackling women’s rights issues, and we are very happy to be a part of that.
“Beside women’s rights, the film also addresses issues of identity, globalization, and alienation in the digital age. It is a tale that resonates with unconscious issues such as loss of identity, sacredness, uniqueness, and the blending of cultures in normative modernity. Personally, when producing this film, I was guided by Much like Pankaj Mishra’s thinking and analysis of modern history, nationalism and patriarchy in the Global South we are now on the verge of a new era of global violence, war, misogyny and nationalism everywhere in the world It is our responsibility and responsibility to address this issue and open a discussion about it by producing smart, sensible and engaging films like “I, the Song”.