
As the Naadam summer festival approaches, a horse trainer Amraa and an 11-year-old jockey Jantska prepare their stallion for the race. Jantska dreams of becoming a racehorse trainer, but Amraa hesitates to encourage this path, as climate change increasingly threatens their way of life. Set in Mongolia, one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change, the film reveals how even the cherished tradition of horse racing is being impacted. Through the story of Amraa’s family, it portrays the physical and emotional struggles of Mongolia’s broader nomadic communities, offering a perspective on the cultural erosion intensified by climate change.
Delgerzaya Delgerjargal is a Climate Change Reporting Fellow at the Pulitzer Center, currently pursuing her master's in environmental management at the Yale School of the Environment. She is also a producer at TenGer TV, a national news broadcaster in Mongolia where she covers local environmental issues and international events, including UN climate conferences such as COP. Her debut documentary, Herders at the Edge, has been accepted at Downstream Environmental Film Festival, Life After Oil International Film Festival, and Yale Environmental Film Festival. Zaya’s work focuses on climate change, amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities in the global climate conversation.
- Year2024
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Mongolian
- CountryMongolia
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorDelgerzaya Delgerjargal
- ScreenwriterDelgerzaya Delgerjargal
- ProducerDelgerzaya Delgerjargal
As the Naadam summer festival approaches, a horse trainer Amraa and an 11-year-old jockey Jantska prepare their stallion for the race. Jantska dreams of becoming a racehorse trainer, but Amraa hesitates to encourage this path, as climate change increasingly threatens their way of life. Set in Mongolia, one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change, the film reveals how even the cherished tradition of horse racing is being impacted. Through the story of Amraa’s family, it portrays the physical and emotional struggles of Mongolia’s broader nomadic communities, offering a perspective on the cultural erosion intensified by climate change.
Delgerzaya Delgerjargal is a Climate Change Reporting Fellow at the Pulitzer Center, currently pursuing her master's in environmental management at the Yale School of the Environment. She is also a producer at TenGer TV, a national news broadcaster in Mongolia where she covers local environmental issues and international events, including UN climate conferences such as COP. Her debut documentary, Herders at the Edge, has been accepted at Downstream Environmental Film Festival, Life After Oil International Film Festival, and Yale Environmental Film Festival. Zaya’s work focuses on climate change, amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities in the global climate conversation.
- Year2024
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Mongolian
- CountryMongolia
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorDelgerzaya Delgerjargal
- ScreenwriterDelgerzaya Delgerjargal
- ProducerDelgerzaya Delgerjargal