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Archived Events from Spring/Summer, 2009

Jigrel: Leaving Fear Behind & The Return March to Tibet

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...

What Remains of Us

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.

Asiemut & Eclipsed: The Tragedy of Tibet

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...

Tibetan Food themed shorts: Kitchen Stories & History of Momos & Tsampa to Pizza

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...

A Journey to Happiness & Prayers Answered & The Thread of Karma

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...