Vincent Meunier pursues a new goal: snow leoparda species that has remained hidden from human view in places where fine dust erupts and Tibet’s ice caps rise, at an altitude of more than 4,500 metres, a violent contrast to any lifestyle unfit or improper for such a place with an average of minus 25 degrees.
He is a veteran photographer and naturalist, who has already made several trips following the trail of an animal, nature. The first was in 2011 and this movie, which may be his sixth or seventh trip to Tibet, stems from his meeting with Sylvain Tesson, a talkative writer who wants to make a novel about leopards and get closer to exploration.
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“I wanted to photograph the meeting of two men from two different worlds. I was curious to see what fireworks would go off head-on between, on the one hand, Vincent, a man very sensitive to nature, obsessed with beauty, and in fact, very silent, and on the other hand, this very talkative writer who lives Perfectly. ”, so tells Marie Amiguet, director of the film. “I love photographing people who are excited, trying to understand what drives these extraordinary humans.
Having said that, I had no preconceived notions. I did not do any exploration site and refused to organize anything. So I had to be open to everything that was going to happen.”
The elusive snow leopard is a rare treasure.
snow leopard is an emotional 92-minute documentary that reveals the wild nature of these mammals and other extraordinary creatures in impressive places; He also guides Vincent Sylvain on the path of observation, patience, and the art of capturing animal life through the lens. It even delves into philosophical issues of humanity, such as our place in the universe and the decline of current societies.
“I’m still a big boy who still feasts on dreams and images of mythical animals. I discovered this tiger in the adventure stories of American biologist George B. Schaller. I photographed it in the 1970s in Chitral, Pakistan. But on my first trip to Tibet, in 2011, it wasn’t I had a lot of hope of seeing it. But I knew I would find other equally mysterious species,” Monnier recalls.
The naturalist always travels alone, but on this occasion, during the filming, he parted with at least six people. “I acted differently this time,” said Vincent, though “I am always ready to build bridges: to convey amazement, and to follow the slow pace of nature in which we immerse ourselves completely over the hours and observations.”
snow leopardWinner of the César Award for Best Documentary in 2021, available in major cinemas across the country.
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