Project Description

Length: 10mins39sec

Director: DMITRY KONOPLOY

Cast:

The film tells stories of three herdsmen living in Wushen Banner, who try to preserve Mongolian horse culture in their daily life. The interviewees include: Bohyoo, a herdsman who has been with horses for decades of years; Hesigdalaii, the craft man considering saddlery as his life; and Erdemtegus the founder of a horse culture museum. They contributes to preserving and inheriting traditional ethnic culture in different ways. Their stories show the deep emotional connections between Mongols and horses, and also tell us horses mean a lot in Mongolian life and culture. The movie ends in clarifying the harmony between Mother Nature, human and horses, which leads us to think deeply about the preservation of Mongolian horses and horse culture.