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Far From Home


Kristi Tethong | Canada, India | 2025 | 76 mins. | Tibetan, English | Filmmaker attending

Sat, Nov 1 | 6:15 PM | PICTURETIME 2 (FOOTBALL GROUND)

Poster - Far From Home

Far From Home is about the fight against the erasure of both the Tibetan nation and a father’s memories, collected against the ticking clock of Alzheimer’s. TC Tethong and his Canadian wife, Judy, helped carve a Tibetan settlement out of a South Indian jungle in the 1960s. Featuring a never-before-seen archive of a precarious era for Tibetans struggling to survive on borrowed soil, this intimate family story of love and courage reflects upon the nature of memory and intergenerational loss and resilience, while preserving a vulnerable oral history of the aging, last connection to a free Tibet.

Kristi Tethong

Kristi Tethong

Kristi Tethong is a Canadian independent filmmaker whose work honours the transformative power of storytelling and story-keeping. Her work is often shot over long periods of time with intimate access, and features a strong, poetic aesthetic. Tethong’s shorts have aired on the CBC and screened in festivals around the world, and were recognised with Best Experimental Film and Best Editor. She spent five years as a producer of factual television in the UK. She resides in Toronto with her husband and two kids. Far From Home is her first feature documentary.

Producer: Kristi Tethong, Losel Tethong
Writer: Losel Tethong, Kristi Tethong
Cinematographer: Kristi Tethong, Sonam Tsetan, Alexander Granger
Editor: Kristi Tethong
Sound: Michelle Irving, Tenzin Leckphel
Music: Michelle Osis, Techung, Tendor
Cast: TC Tethong, Judy Tethong, Losel Tethong, Deyden Tethong, Lhadon Tethong

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