Tibetan Film Festival 2009, Alliance Francaise de Bangalore
4-5 July 2009

• 4 July 2009, Saturday

11.30am to 12.00pm

Inauguration of Tibetan Film Festival 2009, Bangalore.

Tibetan Chanting.

12.00pm

Inaugural Film

WHEEL OF TIME

director: Werner Herzog
83 mins

Eccentric and great, rogue director Werner Herzog portrays the Buddhist initiation ceremony of the Kalachakra (wheel of time) and transmutes the words and images into pure ecstasy and blinding light.

1.30pm-2.30pm

Lunch

2.30 pm

THE LOST WORLD OF TIBET

director: Emma Hindley
90 mins|English|Tibetan|English subtitle

* a BBC production presented by Dan Cruickshank.
“a rare treasure trove that reveals the story of the Dalai Lama & the secrets of ancient Tibet."

3.30pm-3.45pm

Tea

3.45pm

Dramgyen: The Lute

director: Tashi Eugyala
13 mins|English|Tibetan|English subtitle

A short film on yearning, music and the place called Home.

4.00 pm

THE CUP: AN INSPIRING TRUE STORY

director: Khyentse Norbu
90 mins|Tibetan|English subtitles

"Rich in detail, yet often irreverent in tone, The Cup takes moviegoers on an eye-opening journey." - Robert W. Welkos, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Special Jury Award: Amiens International Film Festival
Screen International Award: European Film Awards
One Future Prize : Munich Film Festival

6.15 pm

KUNDUN

director: Martin Scorsese
135 mins|English|Tibetan|English subtitle

The True Story Of A Man Whose Struggle Would Lead A Nation!
The classic biography of the young Dalai Lama

“Visually Stunning!.” - THE NEW YORK TIMES

“A Remarkable Achievement!” - USA TODAY

• 5 July 2009, Sunday

11.00am

TINTIN IN TIBET

46 mins

The intrepid journalist of Le Petit Vingtieme along with a drunk but courageous captain, a mad genius scientist and the ever-faithful dog find themselves in the middle of exciting, enthralling, intriguing, edge-of-the-seat adventures as they venture bravely into the mystical and mysterious land of Tibet where nothing is what it seems.

11.45am

A discussion with Tibetan artists.

12.00pm

ART IN EXILE

director: Nidhi Tuli | Ashraf Abbas
30 mins|Tibetan|English |English subtitles

“Tuli and Abbas explore the efforts of the Tibetan community in India to keep their culture identity alive. The film focuses on Dharamsala’s Norbulingka Art Institute, which teaches pure Tibetan art forms and hopes to achieve the seemingly impossible goal of transporting them back to Tibet one day.”  - THE TRIBUNE

12.40 pm

THE TIBETAN: A LIFE IN EXILE

director: Robb Bradstock
60 mins|English|Tibetan|English subtitle

After fifty years in exile the Dalai Lama and his Tibetan exile community face an impending crisis that may result in their culture losing its identity and disappearing forever.

2.30 pm

WINDHORSE

director: Paul Wagner
97 mins|English|Tibetan|English subtitles

In Tibet, nothing is more dangerous than the truth.

“****!
An amazing movie! A searing political drama that rips the veils off Western idealism about Tibet. A look at Tibet’s spiritual core in the
form of a punch in the stomach.” - Peter Stack, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Won Audience Award in Best Feature film - Florida Film Festival, 1998
Nominated Grand Jury Award  in narrative - Florida Film Festival, 1998

4.10pm-4.30pm

Tea

4.30pm

VAJRA SKY OVER TIBET

director: John Bush
89 mins

A hypnotic, beautiful documentary filled with unforgettable images and sounds that chronicles a pilgrimage to some of the most holiest of places in occupied Tibet.

6.00 pm

LEAVING FEAR BEHIND

director: Dhondup Wangchen | Jigme Gyatso
25 mins|Tibetan|English subtitles

Soon after sending out their tapes on March 10, 2008, Dhondup Wangchen and Golog Jigme were arrested. They remain in detention today. Dhondu Wangchen was last seen in detention in Guangsheng Binguan in Xining (Qinghai). Golog Jigme was last seen in a detention center in the town of Lingxia
(Gansu).

6.30 PM

Closing Film

RICHARD GERE IS MY HERO

director: Tashi Wangchuk | Tsultrim Dorjee
90 mins|Tibetan|English subtitles

"Film is indeed one of the most powerful tools to highlight issues of any kind. On behalf of the Tibetan Cabinet, let me congratulate the team for making notable films like 'Richard Gere is my hero', Phun Anu Thanu
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two exile brothers' and 'Democracy in Exile'."— Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, Tibetan Prime Minister

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