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Grim tales describing hard times in Tibet

Ngawang Sangdrol

NEW YORK, USA, 12 Month 2008 — "Tibet: Beyond Fear," on Saturday on the satellite channel Link TV, is advocacy filmmaking at its most brazen: it ends with a direct appeal from the Dalai Lama for the free-Tibet cause. But it has an emotional pull rather than a manipulative feel, thanks to the two personal stories at its center and the people who tell them. They are a Tibetan Buddhist nun named Ngawang Sangdrol and a monk named Bagdro, more

Taos Mountain Film Festival to spotlight Tibet

TAOS, New Mexico, USA, 13 August 2008 — This year's Taos Mountain Film Festival in this New Mexican ski resort town will feature films, guests and slideshows from the Tibetan Plateau, the planet's most spectacular terrain known as the Roof of the World. This region has been shrouded in mystery and myth for millennia. For centuries it was closed to foreigners and the recent opening has been tainted by oppression and violence. more

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Free Spirit Film Festival 2008

The 4th Annual Free Spirit Film Festival 2008
(Formerly Tibetan Film Festival)
18 to 25 November 2008

The Schedule

Tuesday, 18 November

Wednesday, 19 November

Friday, 21 November

Saturday, 22 November

Sunday, 23 November

  • The Silent Holy Stones
    Directed by Wanma Caidan (Pronounced Pema Tsetan)
    Tibet 2005 | Drama | 102 min | Tibetan (Amkay) with English subtitles
    [summary]
  • The Grassland
    A short film by Wanma Caidan
    Tibet 2004 | Drama | 30 min | Tibetan (Amkay) with English subtitles
    [summary]

Monday, 24 November

Tuesday, 25 November

Film Festival 2008

Dates

18 to 25 November

Venue

Community Centre
Bhagsu Road, Mcleod Ganj, India

Two films screened every night from 6 p.m.

Ticket: Rs. 100.00 per evening; available at gate.
Limited seating!

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Free Spirit Film Festival poster

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