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{{short description|2016 film directed by Khyentse Norbu}} |
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|name=Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait |
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|image=Hema_hema_sing_me_a_song_while_i_wait.jpg |
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|caption=Film poster |
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|director=[[Khyentse Norbu]] |
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|producer={{plainlist| |
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* [[Pawo Choyning Dorji]] |
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* Sarah Chen |
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|writer=[[Khyentse Norbu]] |
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|cinematography=Jigme Tenzing |
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|editing={{plainlist| |
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*[[Tian Zhuangzhuang]] |
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*Li Gen |
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|released={{Film date|2016|08|10|Locarno|ref1=<ref name=variety>{{Cite web |last=Weissberg |first=Jay |date=2016-08-30 |title=Film Review: 'Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait' |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/hema-hema-sing-me-a-song-while-i-wait-review-1201847570/ |access-date=2020-07-12 |website=Variety |language=en}}</ref> |
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|runtime=96 minutes |
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|country=Bhutan |
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|language=Dzongkha |
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==Premise== |
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Every 12 years, a group of people gather in a forest, wearing masks. |
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| ⚫ | Dan Fainaru praised the work of the film's cinematographer [[Jigme Tenzing]] in his review of the film for ''[[Screendaily]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/hema-hema-sing-me-a-song-while-i-wait-locarno-review/5107417.article|title='Hema Hema (Sing Me A Song While I Wait)': Locarno Review|first=Dan|last=Fainaru|website=Screendaily|date=12 August 2016|accessdate=22 April 2020}}</ref> |
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==Release and reception== |
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The film premiered at the [[69th Locarno Film Festival]].<ref name=variety/> |
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| ⚫ | Dan Fainaru praised the work of the film's cinematographer [[Jigme Tenzing]] in his review of the film for ''[[Screendaily]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/hema-hema-sing-me-a-song-while-i-wait-locarno-review/5107417.article|title='Hema Hema (Sing Me A Song While I Wait)': Locarno Review|first=Dan|last=Fainaru|website=Screendaily|date=12 August 2016|accessdate=22 April 2020}}</ref> Jay Weissberg of ''Variety'' described the film as "visually rich though narratively challenging".<ref name=variety/> ''[[Kuensel]]'s'' Sonam Wangmo Dukpa also praised Jigme Tenzing's camera work and described the film's scenes as "visual poetry" and "mystic, operatic performance".<ref>{{Cite web |author=Sonam Wangmo Dukpa |date=2016-12-12 |title=Hema, Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait |url=https://kuenselonline.com/hema-hema-sing-me-a-song-while-i-wait/ |access-date=2020-07-12 |website=Kuensel}}</ref> |
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The film received an honorable mention from the [[Platform Prize]] jury at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/tiff-2016-and-the-winners-are "TIFF 2016: and the winners are…"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', September 18, 2016.</ref> |
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*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hema_hema_sing_me_a_song_while_i_wait ''Hema Hema''] on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |
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Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait or simply Hema Hema is a 2016 Bhutanese Dzongkha-language drama film written and directed by Khyentse Norbu.
Premise
[edit]Every 12 years, a group of people gather in a forest, wearing masks.
Release and reception
[edit]The film premiered at the 69th Locarno Film Festival.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]Dan Fainaru praised the work of the film's cinematographer Jigme Tenzing in his review of the film for Screendaily.[2] Jay Weissberg of Variety described the film as "visually rich though narratively challenging".[1] Kuensel's Sonam Wangmo Dukpa also praised Jigme Tenzing's camera work and described the film's scenes as "visual poetry" and "mystic, operatic performance".[3]
The film received an honorable mention from the Platform Prize jury at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Weissberg, Jay (2016-08-30). "Film Review: 'Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ Fainaru, Dan (12 August 2016). "'Hema Hema (Sing Me A Song While I Wait)': Locarno Review". Screendaily. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Sonam Wangmo Dukpa (2016-12-12). "Hema, Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait". Kuensel. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ Norman Wilner, "TIFF 2016: and the winners are…". Now, September 18, 2016.