The Poet's Salary
Director Wittersheim Eric
Countries France, Vanuatu
Duration 59 min
Synopsis
For the first time in years, on the small island of Mota Lava, in Vanuatu a new song will be written in the language of their ancestors- the language of god Quat - and will enter the custom directory. What is more surprising is that this new traditional song is written in honor of young French linguist adopted by a family on the island, and everyone there affectionately nicknamed "Alex . To attend the opening ceremony of this truly epic, as Masten, the official bard of the island, composed for several years, Alex arrives at Motalava with his family and a colleague, ethnomusicologist, Monika. But once arrived on the scene, things do not go exactly as planned ...
For the first time in years, on the small island of Mota Lava, in Vanuatu a new song will be written in the language of their ancestors- the language of god Quat - and will enter the custom directory. What is more surprising is that this new traditional song is written in honor of young French linguist adopted by a family on the island, and everyone there affectionately nicknamed "Alex . To attend the opening ceremony of this truly epic, as Masten, the official bard of the island, composed for several years, Alex arrives at Motalava with his family and a colleague, ethnomusicologist, Monika. But once arrived on the scene, things do not go exactly as planned ...