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Video: White Grass
In Mongolia, 10 year old Munkhjargal dreams of following in her father’s footsteps as a horse trainer. Unfortunately, her entire way of life is threatened by an increasingly common phenomenon of extreme and unrelenting cold known as dzuds.
Running time: 16 minutes
Featuring:
Ayurzana
Urjinkhand
Ganzorig
Erdenesuvd
Munkhjargal “Mogi”
Oyun-Erdene
Director & Cinematographer: Justin Kim WooSŏk
Executive Producers: Justin Kim WooSŏk & Bella Wiener
Producer: Ruby Lanet
Editor: Alex Fabry
Sound Designer & Mixer: Tanner Poff
Composer: Lia Ouyang Rusli
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I’m offering this lovely film as extra credit for my Literature and the Environment students and I have to warn them that they might cry at the end of it, or even before the end.
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Thanks, Lisa. I think that showing students how climate change is affecting individual children is a strong educational strategy.
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Earth’s the right place for love…
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Yes, it is, Lex.
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A gentle film that reflects the helplessness of a people severely affected by climate change caused by those who should know better. I am saddened by knowing I am constrained by those whose power limits what I can do to change this.
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I am so, so moved by this…
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I love this little film, a simple story of a girl who wants to take up the traditional work of her family, but can’t because the climate is changing.
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