THE FOUNDATION FOR UNIVERSAL RESPONSIBILITY
of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
&
THE INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
present

TIBETAN VOICES IN EXILE
Exhibition of Paintings and Photographs
3rd to 10th July 2009

3rd July 2009, Friday
06:00 pm - 07:30 pm

Inauguration of Painting and Photography Exhibition

by Ms. Arpana Kaur, Renowned Artist
Mr. Raghu Rai, Renowned Photographer &
Mr. Tempa Tsering, Representative of H. H the Dalai Lama, Delhi

Exhibition will be open to public till July 10th

Venue: Gallery, IIC Annexe, Max Mueller Road, New Delhi

Films

4th July 2009, Saturday
06:00 pm - 07:02 pm

ZEN BUDDHISM - IN SEARCH OF SELF
Prod: Gong Jae Sung
62 min/ Korean with English Subtitles

Following a tradition dating back over 1000 years, two dozen Buddhist nuns gather for a ninety day period of meditation, fasting and contemplation deep in the mountains of South Korea. With the singular goal of attaining enlightenment, the women undertake a rigorous schedule of meditation, at one point sitting for seven days without sleep. In this first ever documentary on the practice of Dong Ahn Geo (Winter Zen Retreat), you’ll be invited into the Baek Hung Buddhist Temple to witness not only a deep spiritual discipline but an almost childlike joy and simplicity.
Since the Great Monk Hyecheol built Baek Hung Temple in the 10th century during the Silla Dynasty (AD 57-935) the temple has been known for the most rigorous Cham Sun (Zen) practice. Forbidden until now, the camera captures the austere beauty of the Korean countryside and the long secret traditions of this Buddhist Zen retreat.

07:02 pm - 08:30 pm
AMONGST WHITE CLOUDS
Dir: Edward A. Burger
86 min/ English/ Chinese with English subtitles

Amongst White Clouds is an intimate insider’s look at students and masters living in scattered retreats dotting China’s Zhongnan Mountain range. These peaks have reputedly been home to recluses since the time of the Yellow Emperor, some five thousand years ago. It was widely thought that the tradition was all but wiped out, but this film emphatically and beautifully shows us otherwise.
One of only a few foreigners to have lived and studied with these elusive practitioners, American director Edward Burger is able, with humour and compassion to present their tradition, their wisdom and the hardship and joy of the everyday lives among the clouds.

Denver Starz Film Festival 2005 & Sante Fe Film Festival 2006

"An unforgettable journey into the hidden tradition of China’s Buddhist hermit monks.", "Exceptional Grace." Sense of joy and serenity".

6th July 2009, Monday
06:00 pm - 07:15 pm

TO LHASA AND SHIGATSE
Dir: C. Suydam Cutting and Arthur Vernay
73 min / silent

Charles Suydam Cutting, American ethnologist and botanist, visited Tibet in 1930, 1935 and 1937. In 1928 he traveled in Tibetans areas of China. Filmed during a Field Museum of Natural History expedition to China, Tibet, and Vietnam, 1929.
The main interest of this silent film is the footage of the forbidden cities of Shigatse and Lhasa, including the Tibetan monastery at Gyantse, with their chortens and prayer wheels. This film is rich in exotic images made by Cutting, a man exulting in his special permission to visit the once forbidden cities of Tibet.

This expedition film is a record of a collecting trip organized under the auspices of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

The expedition team of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., his brother Kermit, and Charles Suydam Cutting went to China and Tibet in order to collect indigenous animals, in particular, the giant panda.

07:15 pm - 07:45 pm
MUSTANG - JOURNEY TO TRANSFORMATION
Dir and Prod: Will Parrinello
30 min / Tibetan / English  with English subtitles

featuring: His Holiness the Dalai lama
narrator: Richard Gere

Lost in time, the Himalayan Kingdom of Mustang is one of the last sanctuaries of authentic Tibetan Buddhist culture. But, long isolated by geography and politics, the people struggle to survive and the center of their culture, the fifteenth century monasteries and the art within are dangerously close to collapse. Mustang - Journey of Transformation, tells the compelling story of the efforts to rescue this ancient place from the brink of extinction and help spark a cultural renaissance. Storytellers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama; the King of Mustang; and Luigi Fieni, the chief art restorer.

Venue:
Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Road, New Delhi, India

10th July 2009, Friday
Exhibition Closes at 07:00 pm