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Summary:

Mountains, coal smoke, and long winters - so cold that Russian vodka freezes - blanket the cities of Mongolia in smog for several months each year. Louis Vuitton, Burberry, and Armani have opened shop in this ancient land, landlocked between Russia and China. This short documentary follows Tibetan Buddhist Lama Delgar Mondoon, a Monk whose surprising life straddles urban and rural, and being a monk with having a wife and children. He does not live in a monastery, but sometimes in a Soviet-style apartment complex and sometimes in a ger. We follow him as he attempts to save the trees, sometimes literally one at a time. In this poetic, character-driven, documentary, we see the beautiful landscapes, the traditional ceremonies, and the interactions of the everyday people of Mongolia who are on the front lines of grassroots environmental change and stewardship.

Contributors:

Matar, Liz Daggett , director

Levin, C. Melinda , director

Languages:

Mongolian
English

Language Notes:

In Mongolian with English subtitles.

Subjects:

Buddhist monks — Mongolia

Buddhism — Mongolia

Buddhist families — Mongolia

Environmentalism — Religious aspects — Buddhism

Mongolia — Social life and customs

Buddhist monks

Buddhism

Buddhist families

Environmentalism

Manners and customs

China — Inner Mongolia

Mongolia

Genres:

Documentary films

Online media

Internet videos

Performers:

Featuring, Lama Delgar Mondoon.

General Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 03, 2020).
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (27 mins.))

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1231566143

Other Control Numbers:

99368608300971 (source: VaAlASP)
5091866 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP5091866/avon