Short Tibetan films in New York
Monday, 22 March 2010

Short film showcase

Miss Taken
Dir. Thupten Chakrishar, 2009, 6 min.
Kunga takes a cab from Manhattan to his Brooklyn home. On the journey, he and the cab driver strike up a conversation which will later change their lives.

History of Momos
Dir. Tsenzin Tsetan Choklay, 2007, 11 min.
A Tibetan man living alone in Seoul, Korea remembers his real home far away in the Himalayas. With no friends and family around in this new city, food connects him to his past and his people.

Dramgnyen: The Lute
Dir. Tashi Eugyal, 13 min.
A Tibetan immigrant family attempts to adjust to life in a new western society. As trained musicians, the parents are unable to secure "good" jobs in their new home. Kelsang, their only daughter, happens to be a musical prodigy herself. Her father disapproves of her choice.

Seeds
Dir. Tenzin Dazel, 2009, 28 min.
Beautiful black and white 8mm film captures a day in the life of a group of young Tibetans in New Delhi -- mostly call center workers and college students -- as they navigate the challenges of the day, looming pressures of tomorrow and haunting echoes of years past.

Panel discussion with filmmakers and actors to follow

Monday 22 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