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Directed by | Khyentse Norbu |
Written by | Khyentse Norbu |
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Cinematography | Jigme Tenzing |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Bhutan |
Language | Dzongkha |
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.
Every 12 years, a group of people gather in a forest, wearing masks.
The film premiered at the 69th Locarno Film Festival. [1]
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]