The Story of the Weeping Camel, by directors Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni, winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature; effortlessly blends drama, nature documentary and ethnographic cinematography. This film weaves a magical tale about a nomadic Mongolian family who reunite a rejected baby camel with its mother. When a mother camel refuses to sustain her child, the keepers of the camels often reunite them in a ritual with folk music and chanting, the results of which elicit deep emotion—even causing the mother camel to weep real tears. Exploring more than just traditional ritual, this film speaks to the very nature of love—the baby camel cannot survive without his mother, just as no animal or person can. (Rated PG — 90 minutes)
