死、生等等 Death Life Etc.

Death Life Etc.

Death Life Etc. is about homecoming…a homecoming made possible by a carnival in the traditional mountain society, some relationships, a few tales, stories and perhaps the film itself… A chronicle of the passage of seasons over scattered habitations tucked amidst Himalayan frontiers between Sikkim and Tibet, mapped by historic facts and fantastic tales.

Jigme Norbu Lachenpa is keen on promoting tourism in Lachen, his home village. a settlement of semi nomadic tribes trying to strike balance between the Buddha and BRO (Border Roads Organization). Jigme and his friends want to take us to a corner of the world where telephone and satellite TV have not yet penetrated. Rocks and wind, snow and darkness make perennial war and peace. People come home for the Lossar (New Year) festival, carrying the City in tiny gift-wrapped packages; Dish TV and Handy cam.