Here are synopses of the films for the Free Spirit Film Festival 2001.
The CupPhorpa
Directed by Khyentse Norbu India 1999 Documentary 95m English
Synopsis
The film follows two young football-crazed Tibetan refugee novice monks, Palden and Nyima, in a remote Himalayan monastery in India who desperately try to obtain a television for the monastery to watch the 1998 Football World Cup final played between France and Brazil.
The Reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche
Directed by Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin US 1991 Documentary 62m English
Synopsis
A Tibetan monk searches for the child who is the reincarnation of his master Khenshur Rinpoche.
Tibet's Stolen Child
Directed by Garthwait and Griffin Films US 2000 Documentary 57m English
Synopsis
About Tibet's Panchen Lama, who became the youngest political prisoner in the world after His Holiness the Dalai Lama recognized him as the 11th Panchen Lama.
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