Tuesday 24th March 2009
Jigrel: Leaving Fear Behind & The Return March to TIbet
dir: Dhondup Wangchen/Jigme Gyatso
Tibet 2008
25 mins
Tibetan with English subtitles Through their determination and courage, first-time filmmakers Dhondup Wangchen and Jigme Gyatso left their fear behind in a journey taking them across Tibet, asking ordinary Tibetans how they feel about the Dalai Lama, China and the Olympic Games, risking t...
Tuesday 31st March 2009
What Remains of Us
dir: François Prevost/Hugh Latulippe
Canada 2004
77mins
English/Tibetan with English subtitles A Tibetan-Canadian returns to her homeland to smuggle a secret message from the Dalai Lama and to document the occupation and cultural genocide of Tibet by China.
Wednesday 1st April 2009
Asiemut
dir: Olivier Higgins/Mélanie Carrier
Canada 2006
57 mins
English/French with English subtitles
Olivier Higgins and Mélanie Carrier set out on an epic bike ride across the Himalayas, from the plains of Mongolia, through the deserts of Xinjiang, into the spectacular mountains of Tibet, then down through Nepal and ending in India. Eclipsed: The Tragedy of Tibet
dir: Anshul Uniyal/Tarini Me...
Thursday 2nd April 2009
Kitchen Duty
dir: Tibetan Children’s Villages
India 2007
5 mins
English
Kitchen duty at the Tibetan Children’s Village, Dharamsala, India. The History of Momos
dir: Tenzin Tsetan
South Korea 2008
11 mins
Korean with English subtitles
A touching short film about making the much-loved Tibetan delicacy, momos. Tsampa to Pizza
dir: Sonam Tseten
India 2006
44 mins
English/Tibetan with English sub...
Tuesday 7th April 2009
Shorts programme including: A Journey to Happiness
TCV; India 2007; 6 mins
How Buddhism shapes the lives of Tibetan youngsters in exile. Prayers Answered
dir: Geleck Palsang; India 2007; 30 mins
Tibetan with English subtitles
In 2005, the Dalai Lama visited the Muslim village of Turtuk in an isolated, remote border region in Northern India, offering local children a chance for a better education...