Genghis Blues (1999)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 28min
- Documentary, Music
- 28 Oct 1999 (New Zealand)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins.
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Cast
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| Richard Feynman | ... |
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| B.B. King | ... |
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Kongar-ol Ondar |
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Paul Pena |
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Aislinn Scofield | ... |
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Directed by
| Roko Belic | ||
Written by
| Roko Belic | ... | () |
Produced by
| Adrian Belic | ... | producer |
| Roko Belic | ... | executive producer / producer |
Music by
| Kongar-ol Ondar | ||
| Paul Pena | ||
Cinematography by
| Roko Belic | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Roko Belic | ||
Editorial Department
| Jeffrey Gettleman | ... | assistant editor |
| Christopher Nolan | ... | editorial assistance |
| Dan Wilson | ... | assistant on-line editor |
Sound Department
| Bruce Cameron | ... | additional sound recording |
| Bruce Cameron | ... | sound recordist |
| Jason Terrel | ... | sound mixer |
Additional Crew
| Bruce Cameron | ... | production support |
| Ian Williamson | ... | technical director |
Thanks
| Danica Belic | ... | very special thanks |
| Bruce Cameron | ... | thanks to |
| Tara Veneruso | ... | thanks |
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The extraordinary odyssey of a U.S. musician of Cape Verdean ancestry to Tannu Tuva, in central Asia, where nomadic people throat sing more than one note simultaneously, using vocal harmonics. A bluesman, Paul Pena, blind and recently widowed, taught himself throat singing and was by chance invited to the 1995 throat-singing symposium in Kyzyl. Helped by the "Friends of Tuva," Pena makes the arduous journey. Singing in the deep, rumbling kargyraa style, Pena gives inspired performances at the festival, composes songs in Tuvan, washes his face in sacred rivers, expresses the disorientation of blindness in foreign surroundings, and makes a human connection with everyone he meets.
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $32,606, 09 Jul 1999 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | "Inception" and "Oppenheimer" director Christopher Nolan provided editorial assistance to this production. It is one of his earliest film credits. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Runaway Bride/The Iron Giant/Twin Falls Idaho/Deep Blue Sea/Genghis Blues (1999). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Paul is seen performing "You Gotta Move" during the end credits. See more » |