In the Contamines-Montjoie valley of France’s Haute Savoie, snowcats have slowly replaced hay-carts. In half a century, the winter tourism industry has transformed the life of the locals. Now that their ‘white-gold mine’ is running dry, there are mixed feelings in the valley and a mild bitterness hangs in the air. How can we explain the invisible force that links people so closely to their homeland? This documentary attempts to do so with the help of a string quartet and an Alpine brass band. Miage is an ecological and musical fairytale that paints a unique portrait of a mountain area undergoing great change.
Directors
Edmond Carrère
After his cinema and audiovisual arts studies at the Sorbonne University in Paris, Edmond Carrère worked first as assistant director and subsequently as director of photography for full-length films and documentary series. His latest works include "Sœur Grées/Quartier Rouge" (2010); "Obatala" (2010) and "Forêt" (2010).
Pierre Redon
Pierre Redon is a multimedia artist. He studied music and guitar from 1995 to 1999, the year in which he founded a community of artists called “L’oreille électronique”. Since 2003 the sound landscape has been the fundamental theme of his works, from the documentaries to the visual installations and graphic works. Today his interests are mostly directed at ecology and man’s relationship with the environment.
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