| Far Beyond the Pasturelands | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Maude Plante-Husaruk Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis |
| Producer: | Clotilde Vatrinet |
| Music: | Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis |
| Cinematography: | Maude Plante-Husaruk |
| Editing: | Maude Plante-Husaruk |
| Distributor: | Les Films du 3 Mars |
| Runtime: | 84 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
Far Beyond the Pasturelands (French: Au-delà des hautes vallées) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Maude Plante-Husaruk and Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis and released in 2021.[1] The film centres on a small rural village in Nepal, whose residents support themselves by foraging for yarsagumba, a rare but highly valuable fungus that grows out of the decomposing bodies of dead caterpillars in Nepal and Tibet.[2]
The film highlights both the economic exploitation of the villagers, who are paid just a few dollars for their harvest even though the dealer can sell it for over $18,000 per kilogram at market, and the unsustainable overharvesting that threatens to destroy the entire supply chain.[3]
The film premiered at the 2021 Montreal International Documentary Festival,[4] before going into wider commercial release in 2022.[5]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Iris | December 10, 2023 | Best Cinematography in a Documentary | Maude Plante-Husaruk | [6] | |
| Best Original Music in a Documentary | Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis | ||||
| Best Sound in a Documentary | Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis, Eric Shaw, Jean Paul Vialard |