Sas Carey

After 18 years of traveling to Mongolia as a nurse and a traveler, Sas Carey, 67, of Middlebury has produced a book on the subject, “Reindeer Herders in My Heart: Stories of Healing Journeys in Mongolia.” The book gives readers an opportunity to join Carey as she follows her calling to a remote community of nomadic reindeer herders in the northernmost reaches of Mongolia. Written in the first person, the book is an opportunity to live her experiences...

Presents the story of five 21st century nomadic women in Mongolia. These are women who live the same life their ancestors have for 3000 years--women who still hum with the song of the soul passed down from their grandmothers.

CEREMONY is a spiritual journey among shamans in northern Mongolia. The documentary revolves around a specific ceremony in the steppes. Outside we see mists with reindeer emerging, smoke coming from stovepipes through the poles of the Siberian tipis or urts, animals grazing on the steppe, and the moon in a clear sky. Inside, we experience a mysterious ritual as a shaman slips into a trance around midnight when the stars come out. The master shaman...