‘The Story of the Weeping Camel’ (Germany/Mongolia)

July 24, 2019   7 – 9pm

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019

7PM: Cultural Performances & Food Offerings

We’ve partnered with the Mongol Heritage Foundation and Mongolia Live to bring you an unforgettable performance of traditional Mongolian music! The performance features “Urtiin Duu” traditional folk long song heritage bearer and practitioner singer, Suvdaa Hereid, along with morin khuur (horse headed fiddle) musician Bayarjargal Chogsom.

Sample traditional Mongolian dishes like Buuz & Khuusur dumplings with Niislel salat offered by the Mongol Heritage Foundation!

Nightfall: Film begins

Directed by Byambasuren Davaa & Luigi Falorni
2003 / 93 mins
Rated PG
Programmed by Film Forum

A nomadic family in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert is confronted by a mother camel whose difficult delivery of a white colt leads to her rejection of the baby. As repeated efforts by the extended family to get the mother to nurse her baby fail, the colt plaintively cries for its mother and the family worries that he will not survive. The two young sons travel to a nearby town to find a musician who can perform a ceremony that will resolve the camel crisis. Their journey leads to their delightful first encounter with television. This is a wonderful and wonderfully poignant film for children, camel-lovers, and anyone who likes a happy ending.

Free. No rsvp required

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