Thomas Balmès

Happiness

Thomas Balmès

Peyangki, Kinley Om

Peyangki is a dreamy and solitary eight-year-old monk living in Laya, a Bhutanese village perched high in the Himalayas. Soon the world will come to him: the village is about to be connected to electricity, and the first television will flicker on before Peyangki's eyes.

Babies

Thomas Balmès

Hattie, Ponijao

Babies, also known as Baby(ies) and Bébé(s), is a 2009 French documentary film by Thomas Balmès that follows four infants from birth to when they are one year old. The babies featured in the film are two from rural areas: Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia, and Bayar from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia, as well as two from urban areas: Mari from Tokyo, Japan, and Hattie from San Francisco, USA.

Sing Me a Song

Thomas Balmès

As the Internet finally arrives in tiny Bhutan, documentarian Thomas Balmès is there to witness its transformative impact on a young Buddhist monk whose initial trepidation gives way to profound engagement with the technology.

Christ Comes To The Papuans

Thomas Balmès

How a tribe in the jungle of Papua New Guinea contacted the outside world with a desire to convert to Christianity.

How Much Is Your Life Worth?

Thomas Balmès

Documentary looking at the work of the attorneys and adjusters involved in cases of wrongful death, a moving and enlightening story of how tragedy and injustice are computed and integrated into financial considerations that make it impossible to give a human answer to one of the most fundamental questions - what is the value of life? (Storyville)