CEFF Film Showcase 2026
The Girl and Her Piano
Special | 11m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
The Girl and Her Piano' is a poetic and urgent short documentary that follows a 12-year old girl.
High in the remote highlands of Bhutan, 12-year-old pianist and narrator Hillary O'Sullivan travelled with a piano and a message. 'The Girl and Her Piano' is a poetic and urgent short documentary that follows her remarkable journey to 4,000 meters above sea-level, where her performance in the presence of the King of Bhutan becomes both witness and voice for a planet in crisis.
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CEFF Film Showcase 2026 is a local public television program presented by PBS12
CEFF Film Showcase 2026
The Girl and Her Piano
Special | 11m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
High in the remote highlands of Bhutan, 12-year-old pianist and narrator Hillary O'Sullivan travelled with a piano and a message. 'The Girl and Her Piano' is a poetic and urgent short documentary that follows her remarkable journey to 4,000 meters above sea-level, where her performance in the presence of the King of Bhutan becomes both witness and voice for a planet in crisis.
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A place where everywhere I look feels special.
The town is truly beautiful and has been a part of me since my first visit in 2018.
As a 12 year old.
That feels like a gift to be here.
You're gonna be called up shortly.
In February 2023, I went to Antarctica and performed the Rhapsody of the Changing Antarcti amongst icebergs and Penguins.
This piano music is like the voice of planet Earth.
Song.
During the expedition, I witnessed rain and wet snow fallin on the continent of the world.
Don't.
I saw glaciers melting into waterfalls and huge icebergs calving right before my eyes.
Algae grew on snow because it was warm.
It was the warmest year o record when I was in Antarctica.
I didn't realize how much I would learn about the climate crisis we face, or how much I would want t advocate for climate awareness.
When I first stepped foot in the entirely.
I thought I would just be playing the piano.
But now that I know so much more about how climate change is real, I want to use music to convey the urgency of the crisis we all face.
Jimmy.
Climate change.
Something I've witnessed in the Antarctic is not just a distant problem far away.
It's also happening here in Bhutan and the Himalayas.
Himalayan glaciers can lose up to 80% of ice by the year 2100 due to global warming.
As I was watching my slides disrupt the livelihood and safety of highland villages and farmlands of the plains, making the impact of climate change harshly visible.
So young on I be on the up in connection with addressing climate resilience.
I have been invited to perform the Rhapsody of the Changing Antarctic at the Bhutan Royal Highland Festival in 2023.
The, urgent climate change is real and is happening now as we speak.
So.
I hope that with the piano music I play, musi can reach the hearts of people and make them want to know more about climate change.
Eco.
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Kai lan.
Sustainability and climate resilience.
This is the theme of the Bhutan Royal Highland Festival in 2023.
This annual festival gathers yak readers and Highland villagers to celebrate their culture, showcase their livelihood and highlight challenges faced due to climate change.
Did you know that highland glacial ice is melting at an alarming rate?
This is affecting the lives of the people here.
I can feel tha the need for climate resilience and sustainability is urgent.
As part of the younger generation, I sometimes feel small compared to such a big problem we are facing.
What really amazes me are the strength and resilience of the people in Bhutan.
In the 4000 meter high lands of Laya, people keep their culture alive.
Celebrating life with beautiful festivals and heartwarming music.
I have learned so much from them.
Even with uncertaint and threats of climate change, the children and colors, young but joyful smiles expressing how fortunate they are to be born i Bhutan was all to be respected.
I will be one of the women I know who helped me when I was young, in the sense that I'm looking.
What happened to me is everything I wanted.
Join us on the company, give us a single puppy belonging to the needy.
Belong to me.
The beauty of this place.
The join the faces of its people.
It's something I wish everyone could experience.
The spirit is both humbling and inspiring.
Their unwavering happiness in challenging times gives us hope for a better tomorrow.
I dream of a world where nature stays healthy.
I dream that children like myself can continue to embrace their lives in safety.
I urge everyone to take a moment to reflect on their planet and the future.
Let us join hands to protec nature, not just for ourselves, but for the generations yet to come.
Each action, no matter how small, counts.
As a passionate climate ambassador.
Hello.
With presents to you and all seems to me to express the crisis we all face.
We can all take action to protect the oceans and mountains, and preserve the balance of the planet's ecosystem for the future generation.
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Looking back, I think that was a really important thing to do to keep learning more about our beautiful planet, share about climate awareness through music, and inspire everyone in my life to be aware and do better.
Oh, yeah.
Hannaby.
The, the responsibility is on each of us to safeguard this beautiful planet we call home.
Yeah.
Let's be the change for the future of Bhutan's highlands and beyond.
Jammu day.
So, yeah.
Hunky dory.
Jimmy is.
It feels like a responsibility all of us can take on so that we can hav a safe, healthy world to live in for all future generations to come.
And, So.
Oh.
Toby.
God, he, jell o live.
Oh.
Come ahead.
Bubs.
Hello?
Songs.
Conky.
Single.
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Who told to.
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