Wed March 19, 2014
Bringing Tibet Home, Tenzin Tsetan Choklay (U.S./Nepal/India/South Korea, 2013)
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Bringing Tibet Home, the poignant debut feature documentary by Tibetan filmmaker Tenzin Tsetan Choklay, follows New York–based artist and poet Tenzing Rigdol as he navigates various international borders to bring twenty tons of Tibetan soil to Dharamshala, India, home of the largest community of Tibetans in exile. Inspired by his father’s dying wish to set foot in Tibet one last time before he passed away, Rigdol decided that if Tibetan refugees cannot return home, why not bring Tibet to them?
Filmmaker Choklay and artist Rigdol were once classmates in Dharamshala and, like many others of their generation, have never actually set foot in Tibet. But like all Tibetans, whether born in Tibet or in exile, the pull of the motherland runs deep. Rigdol’s journey—captured in verité footage—is peppered with obstacles, hidden dangers, and frustration, much like the lives of Tibetans around the world today. Infused with Rigdol’s dreamy poetry of longing for his homeland, Choklay has crafted an insightful and extremely touching film about the contemporary Tibetan psyche.
—Sapana Sakya
• Written and photographed by Choklay. With Tenzing Rigdol, Tsering Topten, Dalai Lama, Neljor. (82 mins, In Tibetan, English, Color, DCP)
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Filmmaker Choklay and artist Rigdol were once classmates in Dharamshala and, like many others of their generation, have never actually set foot in Tibet. But like all Tibetans, whether born in Tibet or in exile, the pull of the motherland runs deep. Rigdol’s journey—captured in verité footage—is peppered with obstacles, hidden dangers, and frustration, much like the lives of Tibetans around the world today. Infused with Rigdol’s dreamy poetry of longing for his homeland, Choklay has crafted an insightful and extremely touching film about the contemporary Tibetan psyche.
—Sapana Sakya
• Written and photographed by Choklay. With Tenzing Rigdol, Tsering Topten, Dalai Lama, Neljor. (82 mins, In Tibetan, English, Color, DCP)
Bringing Tibet Home, the poignant debut feature documentary by Tibetan filmmaker Tenzin Tsetan Choklay, follows New York–based artist and poet Tenzing Rigdol as he navigates various international borders to bring twenty tons of Tibetan soil to Dharamshala, India, home of the largest community of Tibetans in exile. Inspired by his father’s dying wish to set foot in Tibet one last time before he passed away, Rigdol decided that if Tibetan refugees cannot return home, why not bring Tibet to them?
Filmmaker Choklay and artist Rigdol were once classmates in Dharamshala and, like many others of their generation, have never actually set foot in Tibet. But like all Tibetans, whether born in Tibet or in exile, the pull of the motherland runs deep. Rigdol’s journey—captured in verité footage—is peppered with obstacles, hidden dangers, and frustration, much like the lives of Tibetans around the world today. Infused with Rigdol’s dreamy poetry of longing for his homeland, Choklay has crafted an insightful and extremely touching film about the contemporary Tibetan psyche.
—Sapana Sakya
• Written and photographed by Choklay. With Tenzing Rigdol, Tsering Topten, Dalai Lama, Neljor. (82 mins, In Tibetan, English, Color, DCP)
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Filmmaker Choklay and artist Rigdol were once classmates in Dharamshala and, like many others of their generation, have never actually set foot in Tibet. But like all Tibetans, whether born in Tibet or in exile, the pull of the motherland runs deep. Rigdol’s journey—captured in verité footage—is peppered with obstacles, hidden dangers, and frustration, much like the lives of Tibetans around the world today. Infused with Rigdol’s dreamy poetry of longing for his homeland, Choklay has crafted an insightful and extremely touching film about the contemporary Tibetan psyche.
—Sapana Sakya
• Written and photographed by Choklay. With Tenzing Rigdol, Tsering Topten, Dalai Lama, Neljor. (82 mins, In Tibetan, English, Color, DCP)
show less
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