Bringing Tibet Home

Director: Tenzin Tsetan Choklay
South Korea, USA | Tibetan
2013 | 82min | Colour
Subtitles: English

Saturday, Nov 1
TIPA, 5:45 PM

When New York based Tibetan artist Tenzing Rigdol’s father passes away in exile with an unfulfilled wish to take his last breath in Tibet, Tenzing realizes that his father’s dream to return home to his lost nation is shared by all exiles. Driven by this realization, the artist embarks on a mission to reunite the Tibetan land with its people, literally, through an art project that involves smuggling 20,000 kilograms of native Tibetan soil to India.

Tenzin Tsetan Choklay

Elif’s Seoulitude (2007) and Tell Tale (2008). He has also worked as a producer for a number of feature films.

Credits

Director: Tenzin Tsetan Choklay
Producer: Tenzin Rigdol, Tenzin Tsetan Chocklay
Cinematographer: Tenzin Tsetan Choklay
Editor: Bernadine Colish ,Tenzin Tsetan Choklay
Music: Joel Diamond, Tenzin Choegyal
Production Company: Five by Nine Films
Cast: Tenzin Rigdol, Topten Tsering, Neljor, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Festival Appearances & Awards

Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels, 2014
Prix Du Jury Des Jeunes Européens
Asian American International Film Festival NY, 2014 
Emerging Director Award
CAAMFest, 2014
Busan International Film Festival, 2013
Brisbane International Film Festival, 2013