High up on the Tibetan plateau. Amongst unexplored and inaccessible valleys lies one of the last sanctuaries of the wild world, where rare and undiscovered fauna lives. Vincent Munier, one of the world's most renowned wildlife photographers, takes the adventurer and novelist Sylvain Tesson with him on his latest mission. Searching for unique animals and try to spot the snow leopard, one of the rarest and most difficult big cats to approach.

With a score composed by Warren Ellis and Nick Cave, The Velvet Queen invites its audience to discover the mysterious wilderness in the most inaccessible parts of the planet.