Tibet: Murder in the Snow Mark Gould Australia 2008 52 mins English/Tibetan with English subtitles In September 2006, a group of mountaineers setting out for adventure chanced upon a fateful encounter as they observed a group of Tibetans escaping from Tibet as they neared the border with Nepal and freedom, an encounter which would change their lives forever. What Courage Means to Me Tibetan Child...
Undercover In Tibet dir: Jezza Neumann UK 2008 60 mins English/Tibetan with English subtitles Young exiled Tibetan, Tash Despa returns to his homeland in an attempt to reveal the true realities of life in Tibet today. A Brief History of Life dir: Tenzin Jangchup Canada 2007 6 mins English Young Tibetan filmmaker Tenzin Jangchup tells his story from growing up in exile in India to moving to Canada...
This visually stunning and emotionally gripping documentary chronicles the search by Tenzin Zopa, a devoted disciple, for the reincarnation of his revered Tibetan Buddhist religious master, Lama Konchog, His sacred quest takes him to remote Tibetan villages in the mountains of Nepal, and as an apparent contender emerges, the film follows the young boy as he undergoes the mysterious tests that need...
Tibet’s Cry for Freedom (PG) dir: Lara Damiani Australia 2008 52 mins English/Tibetan/Chinese with English subtitles Filmed over the course of a year, from March 2007 to March 2008, this film offers an insightful account of Tibet’s history and its present, exploring in depth many of the human rights and environmental issues facing Tibet today as a result of more than 50 years of Chinese occu...
Courtesy of British Film Institute (BFI) I 60 mins The highlight of this programme of archival material, specially curated for this festival by the BFI, is the rarely seen film Dalai Lama Examinations taken during His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s final year in Tibet prior to his March 1959 escape to India. The film is by Jigme Taring, an official of the Tibetan Government, who accompanied His Holi...