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Zoljargal Purevdash (born 1990) is a Mongolian filmmaker. Early life. Born in Ulaanbaatar, Purevdash excelled at maths and physics in her youth and earned a scholarship to a prestigious high school, where she joined the drama club. [1] . She won another scholarship to study filmmaking at the J. F. Oberlin University in Japan. [1] Career.
Jan 8, 2024 · With If Only I Could Hibernate, presented at Un Certain Regard in 2023, director Zoljargal Purevdash brought Mongolia into the Official Selection at Cannes for the first time, tackling the impact of social background in her native country.
May 25, 2023 · Zoljargal Purevdash is not only the first Mongolian director with a film in festival's 76-year-old existence, but her debut feature “If Only I Could Hibernate” that runs for both The Golden Camera Award and the main prize of the Un Certain Regard competition, is a full-bodied, cinematographic experience worth seeing.
If Only I Could Hibernate was written and directed by Zoljargal Purevdash with the Mongolian actor Battsooj Uurtsaikh as the lead actor in the role of Ulzii. It is Purevdash's first feature film; she herself grew up in the yurt district of Ulaanbaatar.
May 26, 2023 · Zoljargal Purevdash: In the yurt district, there is no running water and no heating system. It has expanded very fast in the last 20 years and is still growing owing to the migration of nomads to the city.
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May 26, 2023 · We sat down with Purevdash to discuss her artistic vision, her main casting choices, and the challenges she faced while crafting her timely portrait of Mongolian youth. Projektor: Why did you decide to tell this story today? Zoljargal Purevdash: I grew up in this particular area called the Yurt district. It’s a poor area of Ulaanbaatar in ...
May 22, 2023 · Zoljargal Purevdash’s “If Only I Could Hibernate,” the first Mongolian film to be shown in Cannes’ official selection, marks another important step for the industry that’s ready to...
