Home to Tibet

Home to Tibet is a rare view into the world of Tibet and its people. This film documents a Tibetan refugee's return to his occupied homeland for the first time since his escape 12 years earlier. There, he confronts his past, which involved training as a Buddhist monk, his country's past, his future, and his people's future. Stunning archival footage provides the historical context for this extraordinary human drama.

Completed:

1996

Running Time:

55 Minutes

Editor:

Patrick Gaspar

Music:

Eugene Friesen

Producers/Directors: Alan Dater and Lisa Merton
Camera: Alan Dater

"This video tells a wonderful story, one that is both heartbreaking and triumphant. I highly recommend it."
- Jan Willis, Chair, Religion Department, Wesleyan University

"Students said that when they saw [Home to Tibet] - things they had read about through the semester became true for them in a way that they had not anticipated. They saw Tibetans interacting, unrehearsed, around issues of the greatest life-importance - a series of completely genuine moments - something that cannot be conveyed in any other medium."
- Kidder Smith, Director, Asian Studies Program, Bowdoin College

Price: $29.95

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