"Mabang Goes Home" Short Branded Documentary
Description :
Luo Jian’s new film ‘Mabang Goes Home’ is filmed in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. With this new branded short documentary Jian yet again proves to have mastered the craft of poetic visual storytelling, uncovering a little of the world unseen. ⠀
Band members Tao and Gang return to their home town in China's rural hinterland, where Dong ballads are handed down for generations.
The Dong ballad mimics sounds of birds, insects, mountains and rivers. Its main characteristics include multi-voice, no-command and are unaccompanied. The Dong people don’t have their own written language, and use these songs to pass down their culture.