Summer Pasture chronicles one summer with a young nomad family living in the high grasslands of eastern Tibet. Locho and his wife, Yama, live in Dzachukha, nicknamed Wu-Zui (“5-Most”) for being the highest, coldest, poorest, largest, and most remote county in China's Sichuan Province. They depend on their herd of yaks for survival, much as their ancestors have for generations. But in recent years, Dzachukha has undergone rapid development, and Locho and Yama are finding their traditional way of life increasingly difficult to maintain. Over the course of the film, we witness their experiences with illness, infidelity, and the dissolution of their community. In the face of mounting challenges, Locho and Yama ultimately reveal the personal sacrifice they will make to ensure their daughter's future.

Summer Pasture premiered at the 2010 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival where it won the Inspiration Award Special Mention before going on to screen at more than 200 festivals and venues around the world, winning over a dozen additional accolades. It was nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award and an IFP Gotham Award, and won a Peabody Award. It aired on PBS/Independent Lens in the U.S. and in Europe on ARTE France, SVT Sweden, and BOS The Netherlands.

2010, U.S., 86 min.
Directed/Produced by Lynn True & Nelson Walker
Co-Directed/Produced by Tsering Perlo