Overview

• An Australian selection committee unanimously chose Gabrielle Brady’s film as the country’s official submission, in a process overseen by Screen Australia.
• The work blends documentary and fiction and features real-life herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg as both protagonists and co-writers.
• The story focuses on climate-driven displacement of Mongolian herding families as increasingly severe ‘dzud’ storms transform their pastures.
• Billed as the first Australia–Germany–Mongolia co-production, the film was primarily financed by Screen Australia with private and broadcaster support, with Cinephil handling global sales and Madman Films releasing it domestically.
• After a Toronto Platform debut and stops at London, Zurich, IDFA, San Francisco, True/False and Sydney, the awards timetable next brings the international feature shortlist on Dec. 16 and final nominations on Jan. 22.