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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...
2) Himalaya
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.
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....
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...
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.
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.
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***...
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......