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Langsa Vito Zhuge
Captivating visuals, real-life stories, beautiful landscapes, and pacifying soundtracks shine in Langsa Vito Zhuge’s production Water Mill at Badi.
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 4, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The producer of Water Mill at Badi, Langsa Vito Zhuge recently appeared for an interview to talk about the soaring success the documentary has been witnessing across global audiences. Set in the breathtakingly picturesque region of Tibet in the Himalayas, the short production is a story about bittersweet moments, delivering on promises, reminiscing about the old days, living in the present, and expecting adventures in the future. It captures the heartwarming story of a community uniting to restore their treasured water mill, showcasing a poignant narrative that echoes universally.
Since the documentary's release last year, it has been nominated and received awards at many international film festivals. It was honored with the Best Documentary Short Award and Best Documentary Platinum Award at the IndieX Film Fest and Independent Shorts Awards, respectively. The documentary won the much-anticipated Award of Merit in Documentary Short at the Impact DOCS Awards and finished a well-deserved close second at the Ayodhya Film Festival.
The Water Mill at Badi maintained its successful run at the Moscow International Documentary Film Festival Doker. It received selection for the Short Film Competition and featured at the RIFFA-RRegina International Film Festival and Awards. It was nominated for the HollyShorts Film Festival, Aporia International Village Film Festival, and Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival.
The success clocks in as a major breakthrough for Vito, who is grateful that the efforts of the team, tedious shoot days, working graveyard shifts with limited resources, and no substantial time to acclimate have pulled off. For the producer, the experience of researching the community up close, unraveling new terrain of the world, an interesting cultural tapestry, and living in the shoes of people away from the technologically fast-paced part of the globe were life-defining moments.
Although the journey was enriching, it presented challenges for the production team. At the start of the project, Vito described feeling uncertain about what was stored for him. The rugged landscape and unpredictable weather conditions, in addition to the expected challenges of scheduling a shoot, camping the cast, arranging a commute, and maintaining a balanced diet, made the schedule tentative and required the cast and crew to be available outside their committed slots to complete the project.
The project crew faced substantial prerequisite permission challenges due to the tumultuous political history and ongoing disputes among the conflicting territorial parties. The lengthy and cumbersome permission requests would sometimes put the entire planned out days of production on hold, increasing uncertainty about the project's future. The team demonstrated exceptional collaboration skills, enabling them to schedule the shoot in accordance with the availability of community members.
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'Water Mill at Badi is only a project that can be completed with this level of brilliance if everyone is fully committed to it. When I began the pre-production phase, I realized I needed to organize my priorities, as this project required constant availability to ensure its successful completion. Khabu, the best director in the business, provided invaluable assistance, as did the rest of the team. This success confirms that there is no substitute for quality content, and creating good content comes with its paraphernalia.'
Langsa Vito Zhuge, Producer of the Award-Winning Documentary Water Mill at Badi.
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The Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival awarded Director Khabu the Best Director award for his work on the documentary. He has been involved in over 20 projects set up in Tibet, allowing his expertise and knowledge to be an enabler in an otherwise unknown region. Vito appreciated the opportunity to be in his proximity and learn about the region and its people.
The project has segued Vito into a new phase of his production career, where he is now seeking to be part of many more projects that provide opportunities for personal human interaction and learning about the lifestyles, beliefs, and languages of people in lesser-known corners of the world. Vito is poised to broaden his professional horizons and increase his understanding of the distinctions in global society.
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About Water Mill at Badi
Water Mill at Badi is an award-winning documentary released in 2023, produced by Langsa Vito Zhuge and directed by Khabu. The documentary narrates a heartwarming story about the people in Tibet coming together to deliver on a promise to a 96-year-old woman’s wish.
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