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Lha sa'i mi lam = Dreaming Lhasa / White Crane Films in association with Jeremy Thomas ; a film by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam ; written by Tenzing Sonam ; produced by Ritu Sarin ; directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam.
LIBRA DVD 007 901
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Tibetan
- Subjects (All):
- Missing persons--Investigation.
- Refugees, Tibetan.
- India--Dharmsāla.
- Refugees, Tibetan--India--Dharmsāla--Drama.
- Missing persons--Investigation--Drama.
- Missing persons.
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History--Autonomy and independence movements--Drama.
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China).
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Video recordings.
- Penn Provenance:
- Wishman, Seymour (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Dreaming Lhasa
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : First Run Features, [2007?]
- Language Note:
- In Tibetan and English with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD ; NTSC.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Tibetan filmmaker Karma travels from New York to Dharamsala to interview political prisoners who have escaped from Tibet. There she meets Dhondup, an enigmatic ex-monk whoas come to India to fulfill his dying mother's last wish--to deliver a charm box to a long-missing resistance fighter. Soon Karma finds herself caught up in his quest, which becomes both a journey into Tibet's fractured past and a voyage of self-discovery.
- Participant:
- Jampa Kalsang, Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso, Tenzin Jigme, Phuntsok Namgyal Dhumkhang.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Ranjan Palit ; editor, Paul Dosaj ; music, Andy Spence.
- Notes:
- DVD release of the 2005 motion picture.
- Special features: making of documentary; interviews with filmmakers; short film "Rights--& wrongs"; film nots by Human Rights Watch; director's notes and biographies.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Seymour Wishman and First Run Features.
- OCLC:
- 185022128
- Publisher Number:
- 720229912808
- FRF 912808D First Run Features
- Online:
- Seymour Wishman First Run Features Collection Home Page
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