'The Search' screening in New York
Saturday, 20 March 2010

The Search

Dir. Padma Tseten, 2009, 112 min., Director’s second feature film.
Tibetan with English subtitles.
A Tibetan film director travels from village to village across the country looking for an actor and an actress to star in his next film. He hears talk of people with the skills he needs, but they always seem to have just left or living somewhere else, as if he’s come too late. The Search is a road movie exploring a disappearing culture, taking the viewer straight into the heart of contemporary Tibet. This elegant film recently debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and is the first ever to be shot entirely in Tibet in the Tibetan language by a local crew.

Q&A with filmmaker and closing night reception to follow.


Saturday 20 March, 7.30pm
 

 

 

TIBET IN HARLEM 2 
The 2nd annual series of Tibetan and Tibet-related films
at Maysles Cinema, New York


Special guests in attendance will include renowned Tibetan filmmakers Padma Tseten and Rigdan Gyatso

Maysles Cinema 
343 Lenox Avenue 
between 127th and 128th streets 
New York, NY 10027 
(212) 582-6050 ext.206 
cinema@mayslesinstitute.org

Tibet in Harlem 2 is the second annual series of Tibetan and Tibet-related films at the Maysles Cinema in Harlem. This year's program, Origins, showcases a collection of rarely screened early films - both documentary and fiction - by some of the most important Tibetan and Chinese filmmakers working in Tibet today.

In conjunction with Tibet in Harlem 2, the Maysles Cinema will present an exclusive Spotlight on Emerging Filmmakers. This special program, taking place March 22nd - 23rd, will showcase short films and works-in-progress by Tibetan filmmakers currently living in France, India, Canada, and the United States.

Full schedule and latest updates can be found here

Most screenings will be accompanied by Q&A with the filmmakers and leading academics, as well as receptions with Tibetan refreshments. Tibetan artwork will be featured in the downstairs gallery and items for sale will include handmade Tibetan jewelry.

Screenings are open to the public at the suggested donation of $12 
All proceeds will be contributed to NGOs and organizations working in Tibet, including Rabsal, the Tibet Village Project and Machik.

Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.mayslesinstitute.org or in person at the cinema box office. Box office opens 1 hour prior to screening and seating is very limited.

Please direct all press inquiries to cinema@mayslesinstitute.org

 

 
 

 

 

Tibet in Harlem 2 is supported by the Henry Luce Foundation 
and The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation