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The Devil made ’em do it in Mongolia, too. In the 1800s and early 20th century, Lamaist Buddhist monks created spectacular masks for Tsam ritual dance ceremonies to drive away evil spirits and ...
Newcomer Tergel Bold-Erdene won best actor in Venice's Horizons section for his turn as a teenage shaman in the feature debut of acclaimed shorts director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir.
The young people of Mongolia are caught between centuries of tradition and the demands of the modern world in City of Wind, the new film and first full-length feature from award-winning shorts ...
Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has acquired the international rights of Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir’s debut feature “City of Wind.” The film is in post-production and will be ready ...
In mid-2018, Dashdondog sent his proteges on a 3,100-mile trek through western Mongolia, where they taped Yuve, Yuve, Yu, a stunning video filled with dramatic landscapes. It was a smash hit.
Shaman Spirit Mask, ca. 1900. Find out what the experts concluded after further research. After further research and consultation, Buxton concluded that the mask and appendages are authentic, ...
An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st century: Create a new genre of folk-metal music. Decked out in black war regalia out ...