"This
film is an exquisitely rendered montage of imagery and sound portraying
the women of four indigenous groups living in remote parts of southwest
China and Tibet: The Dai People of sub-tropical Xishuangbanna, the
pious Tibetan women from the rooftop of the world, the once-upon-a-time
matriarchal Naxi society, and the ancient Bai kingdom of Lake Erhai.
These ancient cultures form a timeless world ages away from Western
civilization." - Film Arts Festival 1992
Previously screened at The Mill Valley Film Festival, The Film Arts
Foundation Festival, The Hawaii International Film Festival, The Athen's
International Film Festival, The Visual Studies Workshop, New American
Makers, and aired on KCSM-TV in 1998. It won theAudience Favorite
and a Grand Prize at the 1999 U.S. Super 8mm Film and Video Festival.
TRT - 20 Minutes
NTSC/Color/Stereo
Available on BETACAM SP, DIGITAL BETACAM, and 3/4"
Digitally Re-Mastered For Re-Release In 1998 |
As well
as opening a window on another land and culture, Torell opens a window
on history. The faces of these women seem to peer at us through time
itself. Y Na Na isolates moments of daily life, both sacred and mundane,
which have remained untouched for centuries. It illustrates a way
of life suffused with a richness of spirit missing from contemporary
western culture. |
