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1) Himalaya
Pub. Date
2013
Language
Tibetan
Description
A generational struggle for the leadership of a tiny mountain village between its proud old chief and a headstrong young caravanner. The balance of power shifts uneasily as they make their annual salt trek across the Himalayas.
2) The cup
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Tibetan
Description
Comedy set in 1996 about a group of boys in a Tibetan monastery-in-exile in India who are determined to watch the World Cup soccer tournament.
Series
Publisher
dGenerate Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Tibetan
Description
Tharlo is a Tibetan shepherd, used to living with little human contact. Visiting a Tibetan town in Qinghai province to obtain a proper ID card from the local police station, Tharlo surprises Police Chief Dorje by reciting from memory a lengthy excerpt from one of Chairman Mao's essays. But things develop in a romantic rather than a political direction. To prepare for his ID photo, Tharlo needs his hair washed, and so meets Yangtso, a beautiful local...
Publisher
Icarus Films Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Tibetan
Description
An astonishing journey of redemption, faith, and devotion. Acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yang (Shower) blends documentary and fiction to follow a group of Tibertan villagers who leave their families and homes to make a Buddhist 1bowing pilgrimage,2 laying their bodies flat on the ground after every few steps, along the 1,2000 mile road to Lhasa, Tibet2s holy capital. Though united in their remarkable devotion, each of the travelers embarks on this near...
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Tibetan
Description
In Tibet, a once-sovereign nation for thousands of years, much of the country remains under harsh Communist Chinese rule and 'patriotic re-education'. The surviving Tibetan folk music shapes an endangered people's identity. Ngawang Choephel, a Tibetan native who fled for India at the age of 2, returned home to capture the music of his people. He was arrested and sentenced to 18 years in prison, serving nearly 7 before a highly-publicized release....
Series
Film Movement volume 15, film 6
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Tibetan
Description
After discovering a sacred stone in the mouth of a slain deer, Taibei, young Tibetan wanderer, embarks on a mission of redemption in order to bring the divine artifact back to its rightful home, the holy Mountain of Buddha's Handprint. Danger and treachery await at every step, as black market traders and two brothers in search of vengeance stand in his path. Along the way, however, Taibei encounters a motley band of followers that help him on his...
Publisher
Film Movement Exclusives
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Tibetan
Description
After discovering a sacred stone in the mouth of a slain deer, Taibei, a young Tibetan cowboy, embarks on a mystical mission to bring it back to a holy mountain. His journey proves difficult, especially since he is on the run from two brothers, Kodi and Guori, who are seeking vengeance since their father was killed by Tabei's father.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Tibetan
Description
Prince of the Himalayas is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet by acclaimed director Sherwood Hu. Set in ancient Tibet, under the shadows of the Himalayas, Prince Lhamoklodan returns home to find his uncle has taken the throne and married the queen, his mother, upon the mysterious death of his father. Seeking to avenge his father's death, the Prince struggles to face his destiny as the rightful heir to the throne. The film is a stunning...
9) Himalaya
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Tibetan
Description
Academy Award nominated movie filmed over seven months in the forbidding Dolpo region of Nepal, Himalaya tells the story of a generational struggle for the leadership of a tiny mountain village between its proud old chief and a headstrong young caravanner.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Tibetan
Description
Fate of the Lhapa is a feature-length documentary about the last three Tibetan shamans (lhapas) living in a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal. With no other descendants to carry on their healing practices and a younger generation attending schools, acculturating, and modernizing, these "sucking doctors" are practicing an endangered tradition.
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Tibetan
Description
In the remote mountains of Tibet, a teenage girl must choose between supporting her family after her father's political imprisonment or joining a group of oppressed nuns on their journey to freedom. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival.** *"...Tian Tsering's sober vision of Tibetan peasants living under Chinese rule, draws its power form its direct and straightforward storytelling." - Deborah Young, **Hollywood Reporter***...
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
Tibetan
Description
A classic of Buddhist wisdom, this book was composed in the eighth century to prepare souls for the afterworld, it has become influential in the West for its psychological insights into the processes of death and dying, and also of grieving.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Tibetan
Description
Lobsang Tsundu is a 13 year old Tibetan boy living and studying to be a monk (Lama) in Kopan monastery, situated on a little hill at the edge of Katmandu valley. Following Tibetan tradition, Tsundu, the middle son, was chosen by his parents to be a monk.
Publisher
Cargo Film & Releasing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Tibetan
Description
After a boy is discovered to be the reincarnation of a centuries-old Tibetan monk, his godfather takes him on an epic journey through treacherous and magnificent natural landscapes to discover his past in a story of profound faith and unconditional love. Winner of the Grand Prix for Best Feature Film at the **Berlin International Film Festival.** Winner of the Best Documentary Award at the **Seattle International Film Festival.** "*Magnificent...Heartwarming......
16) Summer pasture
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Tibetan
Description
Filmed in the high grasslands of eastern Tibet, Summer pasture offers an intimate glimpse into the life of a young nomad couple and their infant daughter. Locho and his wife Yama live in Dzachukha, eastern Tibet - nicknamed '5-most' by the Chinese for being the highest, coldest, poorest, largest, and most remote county in Sichuan Province. They depend on their herd of yaks for survival, much as their ancestors have for generations. In recent years...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Tibetan
Description
In many Tibetan communities, the loss of Tibetan language has reached a crisis level. An elder generation is passing away, leaving behind fewer young Tibetans who can understand their own native language. The trend is most accelerated in villages at the outer edges of the Tibetan cultural sphere, where Chinese has become the dominant language of business and education. Hualong County, whose name translates to "Valley of the Heroes", is one such community....
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