A Stranger in My Native Land
"A Stranger in my Native Land" is the poignant and personal account of Tenzing Sonam’s first-ever visits to his homeland. From the far reaches of Amdo Province, where Tibetans have lost their language, to Lhasa, the heart of the country, the film captures his meetings with long-lost relatives and conveys a sense of the desperation of Tibet as a country under occupation.
Directors: Ritu Sarin | Tenzing Sonam
Camera: Ritu Sarin | Tenzing Sonam
Music: Techung
Writer, Editor and Narrator: Tenzing Sonam
Production: White Crane Films | The Lawrie Group plc, UK
Version: 32 mins | Tibetan | Mandarin | English subtitle
Year: 1998
Genre: Documentary
Country: India
"A brilliant and poignant work! How does a Tibetan from India, visiting his homeland for the first time, deal with what he finds there?.....”
Elliot Sperling, Prof. of Tibetan Studies,
Indiana University
Date: 28th March, 2009
Day: Saturday
Time: 1:00 pm
Venue: Auditorium, Art Gallery, IIC
"A Stranger in my Native Land" is the poignant and personal account of Tenzing Sonam’s first-ever visits to his homeland. From the far reaches of Amdo Province, where Tibetans have lost their language, to Lhasa, the heart of the country, the film captures his meetings with long-lost relatives and conveys a sense of the desperation of Tibet as a country under occupation.
Directors: Ritu Sarin | Tenzing Sonam
Camera: Ritu Sarin | Tenzing Sonam
Music: Techung
Writer, Editor and Narrator: Tenzing Sonam
Production: White Crane Films | The Lawrie Group plc, UK
Version: 32 mins | Tibetan | Mandarin | English subtitle
Year: 1998
Genre: Documentary
Country: India
"A brilliant and poignant work! How does a Tibetan from India, visiting his homeland for the first time, deal with what he finds there?.....”
Elliot Sperling, Prof. of Tibetan Studies,
Indiana University
Date: 28th March, 2009
Day: Saturday
Time: 1:00 pm
Venue: Auditorium, Art Gallery, IIC
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