Genghis Blues

Genghis Blues
Directed byRoko Belic
Produced byRoko Belic
Adrian Belic
StarringPaul Pena
Edited byRoko Belic
Adrian Belic
Music byPaul Pena
Kongar-ol Ondar
Production
company
Wadi Rum Films
Distributed byRoxie Releasing
Release dates
  • January 1999 (1999-01) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • July 9, 1999 (1999-07-09) (U.S. limited)
  • November 30, 2000 (2000-11-30) (Australia)
  • May 25, 2000 (2000-05-25) (Germany)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Russian
Tuvan

Genghis Blues is a 1999 American documentary film directed by Roko Belic. It centers on the journey of blind American singer Paul Pena to the isolated Russian Republic of Tuva to pursue his interest in Tuvan throat singing.[1]

It won the 1999 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for a Documentary. It was also nominated for an Academy Award in 2000 in the Best Documentary Feature category.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Elijah Wald · Film Writing Archive
  2. ^ "NY Times: Genghis Blues". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  3. ^ Documentary Winners: 2000 Oscars
  4. ^ 2000|Oscars.org