14 May 2009, Thursday
5.30 pm - THE TIBETANS: A LIFE IN EXILE, Robb Bradstock, 60 mins|English|Tibetan|English subtitle
This documentary examines the difficulties confronting Tibetans in exile as they struggle to adapt to the increasing intrusion of the modern world.
Featuring the Dalai Lama and several other prominent community figures who speak with passion and conviction about the gravity of the current situation.
6.40 pm - KUNDUN, director: Martin Scorsese, 135 mins|English|Tibetan|English subtitle
The True Story Of A Man Whose Struggle Would Lead A Nation! The classic biography of the young Dalai Lama
“Visually Stunning!.” - THE NEW YORK TIMES
"A Remarkable Achievement!” - USA TODAY
15 May 2009, Friday
5.30 pm - DREAMING OF TIBET, Will Parrinello, 58 mins|Tibetan|English|English subtitle
A film about the resilience of the human spirit
“A moving documentary.” - OAKLAND TRIBUNE
CINE Golden Eagle, Audience Award, Amnesty International Film Festival, Barcelona International Festival of Human Rights
6.40 pm - WINDHORSE, Paul Wagner, 97 mins|English|Tibetan|English subtitles
In Tibet, nothing is more dangerous than the truth.
“****! An amazing movie! A searing political drama that rips the veils off Western idealism about Tibet. A look at Tibet’s spiritual core in the form of a punch in the stomach.” - Peter Stack, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Won Audience Award in Best Feature film Florida Film Festival, 1998, Nominated Grand Jury Award in narrative Florida Film Festival, 1998
16 May 2009, Saturday
5.30 pm - T
THE LOST WORLD OF TIBET
An exclusive interview with the Dalai Lama, focusing on his early life and childhood is intercut with colour archive film from the 1930s, '40s and '50s as well as revealing interviews with ordinary Tibetan people who remember life before China sent in troops.
Emma Hindley
90 mins|English|Tibetan|English subtitle
* a BBC production presented
by Dan Cruickshank.
“a rare treasure trove that reveals the
story of the Dalai Lama & the secrets of ancient Tibet."