Peter Brosens

  • Peter Brosens & Jessica Hope Woodworth – Altiplano (2009)

    Drama2001-2010ArthouseBelgiumJessica Hope WoodworthPeter Brosens

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    A mercury spill within the village of Choropampa during 2000 from a silver mine in the Andes is carried downslope to those living immediately below, producing blindness and other forms of sickness. In Altiplano the event is portrayed within a fictional Turubamba, Perú, where non-Spanish-speaking indigenous people center their lives around a Catholicism that puts much stress on the Virgin Mary. A clinic run by foreigners provides cataract operations, but none of the ophthalmologists is a general practitioner. When some die, they revolt against the only outsiders they know—the physicians, not the miners. Read More »

  • Peter Brosens & Dorjkhandyn Turmunkh – State of Dogs (1998)

    1991-2000ArthouseBelgiumDocumentaryPeter Brosens and Dorjkhandyn Turmunkh

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    A cinematic poem based on the Mongolian belief that when dogs die, they are reborn as humans. At least, that’s what humans say. What do dogs think? The film introduces us to Baasar, a stray dog, before and after his death… Documentary or fiction? The pictures and sound are derived from reality, so surely it must be a documentary, but a particularly philosophical and poetic one. Not only does this film offer a lively, inspired commentary on the issue of stray animals in the urban environment, it invites us to contemplate the mystery of life and the complexity of reality. A universal parable on destiny, illustrated by Mongolian folklore.Read More »

  • Peter Brosens & Jessica Hope Woodworth – Khadak (2006)

    2001-2010ArthouseBelgiumDramaPeter Brosens and Jessica Hope Woodworth

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    Set in the frozen steppes of Mongolia, Khadak tells the epic story of Bagi, a young nomad confronted with his destiny to become a shaman. A plague strikes the animals and the nomads are forcibly relocated to desolate mining towns. Bagi saves the life of a beautiful coal thief, Zolzaya, and together they reveal the plague was a lie fabricated to eradicate nomadism. A sublime revolution ensues.Read More »

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