From Radio Free Asia:
The life of Tibetan refugees in India has focused for more than 40 years on themes of national identity and cultural preservation. Now, husband-and-wife filmmaking team Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam have released a dramatic feature film that addresses these issues. Dreaming Lhasa, a 90-minute production by White Crane films, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in late 2005 and has since been shown at festivals around the world. …
“There is a small segment that is doing its best for Tibet. But by and large, people are directionless. They want to do something, but they don’t know what to do. So they are frustrated and confused.” Sonam said his and Sarin’s hope for their film is that it will cause Tibetan refugees “to take stock, to stop and think about who we are at this point in time.”[Full Text]
