Sing Me a Song

Name: Sing Me a Song
Genre: Documentary
Released: December 4, 2020
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Peyangki, Ugyen

2020

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Participant Media | Release Date (Streaming): December 4, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Peyangki, Ugyen

Summary: Sing Me a Song, the new feature from acclaimed documentary filmmaker Thomas Balmès (Babies, Happiness), follows Peyangki, a young monkliving in a rural monastery in Bhutan. When TV and the Internet eventually come to the remote country, Peyangki is lured by the power of smartphones, which now compete with theSing Me a Song, the new feature from acclaimed documentary filmmaker Thomas Balmès (Babies, Happiness), follows Peyangki, a young monkliving in a rural monastery in Bhutan. When TV and the Internet eventually come to the remote country, Peyangki is lured by the power of smartphones, which now compete with the structured daily rituals of monastery life. Unexpected and profound, Peyangki’s journey challenges us to reassess our own perceptions of relatedness and self-worth in an age of unparalleled connectivity.… Expand

Director: Thomas Balmes

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Dec 14, 2020

Balmès doesn’t arrive at easy, scathing conclusions about the internet. Instead, he lets the camera journey to unexpected places, leading to a different kind of meditation that strikes with deep emotional resonance. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Dec 30, 2020

Even if we see “trouble” the minute we spy that first phone, we don’t necessarily guess how this fascinating “speed of change” story will play out. Read full review

Courtney Howard

Dec 14, 2020

While more than an hour and a half seems like a long time to make the simplistic statement that the internet is bad, Balmès has greater profundity in mind when disseminating astute observations about how modern necessities and communicative devices impact cultures and ecosystems. Read full review

Stephen Farber

Dec 14, 2020

This film will not resolve the question of whether technological “progress” represents an advance or a decline in civilization, but it certainly will provoke conversations about that issue. And the focus on a real person over a period of years certainly adds pungency to the debate. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Dec 30, 2020

A thoughtful portrait of separate lives and destinies. Read full review

Christopher Machell

Jan 4, 2021

Much of this documentary sequel to to Thomas Balmès’ 2013 film Happiness is beautiful and humane, but is more often simplistic and questionable in its exploration of the impact of technology on a traditional society. Read full review

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