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  • 2020
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2020
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Sing Me a Song, the new feature from acclaimed documentary filmmaker Thomas Balmès (Babies, Happiness), follows Peyangki, a young monkliving in a rural monastery in Bhutan. When TV and the Internet eventually come to the remote country, Peyangki is lured by the power of smartphones, which now compete with the str...

Directed By: Thomas Balmès

  • 2020
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2020
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 40 m

Sing Me a Song

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Summary Sing Me a Song, the new feature from acclaimed documentary filmmaker Thomas Balmès (Babies, Happiness), follows Peyangki, a young monkliving in a rural monastery in Bhutan. When TV and the Internet eventually come to the remote country, Peyangki is lured by the power of smartphones, which now compete with the str...

Directed By: Thomas Balmès

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80
Dec 14, 2020
Balmès doesn’t arrive at easy, scathing conclusions about the internet. Instead, he lets the camera journey to unexpected places, leading to a different kind of meditation that strikes with deep emotional resonance.
By Kristen Yoonsoo Kim FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 30, 2020
Even if we see “trouble” the minute we spy that first phone, we don’t necessarily guess how this fascinating “speed of change” story will play out.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 14, 2020
While more than an hour and a half seems like a long time to make the simplistic statement that the internet is bad, Balmès has greater profundity in mind when disseminating astute observations about how modern necessities and communicative devices impact cultures and ecosystems.
By Courtney Howard FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 14, 2020
This film will not resolve the question of whether technological “progress” represents an advance or a decline in civilization, but it certainly will provoke conversations about that issue. And the focus on a real person over a period of years certainly adds pungency to the debate.
By Stephen Farber FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 30, 2020
A thoughtful portrait of separate lives and destinies.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
40
Jan 4, 2021
Much of this documentary sequel to to Thomas Balmès’ 2013 film Happiness is beautiful and humane, but is more often simplistic and questionable in its exploration of the impact of technology on a traditional society.
By Christopher Machell FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Arte France Cinéma, Close-Up Films, Participant, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), TBC Productions, Zero One Film
Release Date Dec 4, 2020
Duration 1 h 40 m
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Awards

One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Tempo Documentary Festival
• 1 Nomination
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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