Kunga Choephel | United States, India | 2024 | 14 Mins | Tibetan, Hindi, English
Sun, Nov 10 | 10:45 AM | Dekyi Tsering Hall
Eight years after immigrating to the US, exile Tibetan filmmaker Kunga Choephel returns to India to find the home he once knew isn’t how he remembered it. In the beautiful landscape of his hometown, Kunga explores the meaning of home, the sacrifices caused by his immigration, and reconciles with how time has changed the community he left behind.
Kunga Choephel
Kunga Choephel is a Tibetan director/cinematographer based in New York. His work explores class, identity, and family, influenced by his background as an immigrant taxi driver. He is a SUNY Purchase Film Conservatory graduate and his film, This Is Closest To How the Last Weeks of March Felt Like, screened at Short of the Week and Tide Film Festival.
Producer : Lola Kenet
Cinematographer : Kunga Choephel
Editor : Kunga Choephel, Lola Kenet
Sound : Kunga Choephel
Music : Blake Albano
