Schedule for Traveling Tibetan Film Festival


Tibetan Film Festival 2009, Taipei, Taiwan
3-29 July 2009

  • 3 July 2009, Friday

03:30 pm

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA IN CONVERSATION WITH RAJIV MEHROTRA

director: Doordarshan National, March 30th 2009
48 mins|English

  • 4 July 2009, Saturday

03:30 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).

  • 5 July 2009, Sunday

11:00 am

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.

02:00 pm

UNDERCOVER IN TIBET

Channel 4
48 mins|Tibetan|English subtitles

As Tibetan protesters take to the streets in the biggest and most bloody challenge to Chinese rule in nearly 20 years, Dispatches reports on the hidden reality of life under Chinese occupation.

03:30 pm

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

04:30 pm

TIBET’S CRY FOR FREEDOM

director: Lara Damiani
52 mins|Tibetan|English |English subtitles

....a documentary about one nation's peaceful struggle for survival..

Through the eyes of the Dalai Lama and exiled Tibetans in 2007 and 2008, Tibet's Cry for Freedom explores both past and present in Tibet's long suffering non-violent freedom struggle. Discover the truth about Tibet's history and ponder the future of a nation whose time is fast running out.

  • 6 July 2009, Monday

02:00 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

03:30 pm

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA IN CONVERSATION WITH RAJIV MEHROTRA

director: Doordarshan National, March 30th 2009
48 mins|English

04:30 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

  • 7 July 2009, Tuesday

11:00 am

UNWINKING GAZE

director: Joshua Dugdale
74 mins|English|Tibetan|English subtitles

The inside story of The Dalai Lama's struggle for Tibet

"...could force China into a more civil humanitarian stance" - THE GUARDIAN

03:30 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).

04:30 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."

  • 8 July 2009, Wednesday

10:00 am

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

03:30 pm

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA IN CONVERSATION WITH RAJIV MEHROTRA

director: Doordarshan National, March 30th 2009
48 mins|English

  • 9 July 2009, Thursday

04:30 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.

  • 10 July 2009, Friday

10:00 am

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA IN CONVERSATION WITH RAJIV MEHROTRA

director: Doordarshan National, March 30th 2009
48 mins|English

11:00 am

UNDERCOVER IN TIBET

Channel 4
48 mins|Tibetan|English subtitles

As Tibetan protesters take to the streets in the biggest and most bloody challenge to Chinese rule in nearly 20 years, Dispatches reports on the hidden reality of life under Chinese occupation.

02:00 pm

TIBET’S CRY FOR FREEDOM

director: Lara Damiani
52 mins|Tibetan|English |English subtitles

....a documentary about one nation's peaceful struggle for survival..

Through the eyes of the Dalai Lama and exiled Tibetans in 2007 and 2008, Tibet's Cry for Freedom explores both past and present in Tibet's long suffering non-violent freedom struggle. Discover the truth about Tibet's history and ponder the future of a nation whose time is fast running out.

03:30 pm

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

  • 11 July 2009, Saturday

11:00 am

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."

03:30 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).

  • 12 July 2009, Sunday

10:00 am

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
03:00 pm

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA IN CONVERSATION WITH RAJIV MEHROTRA

director: Doordarshan National, March 30th 2009
48 mins|English

  • 13 July 2009, Monday

10:00 am

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).

11:00 am

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.

02:00 pm

UNDERCOVER IN TIBET

Channel 4
48 mins|Tibetan|English subtitles

As Tibetan protesters take to the streets in the biggest and most bloody challenge to Chinese rule in nearly 20 years, Dispatches reports on the hidden reality of life under Chinese occupation.

04:30 pm

TIBET’S CRY FOR FREEDOM

director: Lara Damiani
52 mins|Tibetan|English |English subtitles

....a documentary about one nation's peaceful struggle for survival..

Through the eyes of the Dalai Lama and exiled Tibetans in 2007 and 2008, Tibet's Cry for Freedom explores both past and present in Tibet's long suffering non-violent freedom struggle. Discover the truth about Tibet's history and ponder the future of a nation whose time is fast running out.


  • 14 July 2009, Tuesday

10:00 am

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA IN CONVERSATION WITH RAJIV MEHROTRA

director: Doordarshan National, March 30th 2009
48 mins|English

02:00 pm

UNWINKING GAZE

director: Joshua Dugdale
74 mins|English|Tibetan|English subtitles

The inside story of The Dalai Lama's struggle for Tibet

"...could force China into a more civil humanitarian stance" - THE GUARDIAN

03:30 pm

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

04:30 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."

  • 15 July 2009, Thursday

03:30 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).

  • 16 July 2009, Friday

10:00 am

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
03:30 pm

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA IN CONVERSATION WITH RAJIV MEHROTRA

director: Doordarshan National, March 30th 2009
48 mins|English

  • 17 July 2009, Saturday

10:00 am

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).

11:30 am

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.

02:00 pm

UNDERCOVER IN TIBET

Channel 4
48 mins|Tibetan|English subtitles

As Tibetan protesters take to the streets in the biggest and most bloody challenge to Chinese rule in nearly 20 years, Dispatches reports on the hidden reality of life under Chinese occupation.

04:30 pm

TIBET’S CRY FOR FREEDOM

director: Lara Damiani
52 mins|Tibetan|English |English subtitles

....a documentary about one nation's peaceful struggle for survival..

Through the eyes of the Dalai Lama and exiled Tibetans in 2007 and 2008, Tibet's Cry for Freedom explores both past and present in Tibet's long suffering non-violent freedom struggle. Discover the truth about Tibet's history and ponder the future of a nation whose time is fast running out.

  • 18 July 2009, Sunday

10:00 am

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA IN CONVERSATION WITH RAJIV MEHROTRA

director: Doordarshan National, March 30th 2009
48 mins|English

11:00 am

UNWINKING GAZE

director: Joshua Dugdale
74 mins|English|Tibetan|English subtitles

The inside story of The Dalai Lama's struggle for Tibet

"...could force China into a more civil humanitarian stance" - THE GUARDIAN
02:00 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."

03:30 pm

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

  • 19 July 2009, Monday

03:30 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).

  • 20 July 2009, Tuesday

03:30 pm

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA IN CONVERSATION WITH RAJIV MEHROTRA

director: Doordarshan National, March 30th 2009
48 mins|English

  • 21 July 2009, Wednesday

10:00 am

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).

02:00 pm

UNDERCOVER IN TIBET

Channel 4
48 mins|Tibetan|English subtitles

As Tibetan protesters take to the streets in the biggest and most bloody challenge to Chinese rule in nearly 20 years, Dispatches reports on the hidden reality of life under Chinese occupation.

  • 22 July 2009, Thursday

03:00 pm

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
04:30 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."

  • 23 July 2009, Friday

03:30 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).

  • 24 July 2009, Saturday

10:00 am

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
  • 25 July 2009, Sunday

10:00 am

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).

11:00 am

UNDERCOVER IN TIBET

Channel 4
48 mins|Tibetan|English subtitles

As Tibetan protesters take to the streets in the biggest and most bloody challenge to Chinese rule in nearly 20 years, Dispatches reports on the hidden reality of life under Chinese occupation.

  • 26 July 2009, Monday

02:00 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."

  • 29 July 2009, Thursday

03:30 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).

  • 30 July 2009, Friday

11:00 am

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

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