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From: Friends of Tibet <support@friendsoftibet.org>
Date: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 3:35 PM
Subject: Bangalore Premiere of "The Sun Behind the Clouds" (Mar 01, 2010)
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Bangalore Premiere of "The Sun Behind the Clouds" (Mar 01, 2010)
Acclaimed filmmakers, Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam announce the Bangalore
premiere of "The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom" in an
event jointed hosted by Friends of Tibet and Think Tibet. Winner of the Silver
Conch Award at the 11th Mumbai International Film Festival, "The Sun Behind the
Clouds" will be screened at the Centre for Film and Drama, 5th floor, 71 Sona
Towers, Millers Road, Bangalore on Monday, March 01, 2010 at 6pm. The
documentary will be presented by Tenzin Tsundue, Tibetan poet-activist. Entry is
free.
In The Sun Behind the Clouds, Sarin and Sonam take a uniquely Tibetan
perspective on the trials and tribulations of the Dalai Lama and his people as
they continue their struggle for freedom in the face of determined suppression
by one of the world's biggest and most powerful nations. The filmmakers had
intimate access to the Dalai Lama and followed him over the course of an
eventful year, which included the 2008 protests in Tibet, the international
response to it, the Beijing Olympics, and the breakdown in talks between the
Dalai Lama and the Chinese government. Set against this backdrop, the film
explores the interplay between the personal and the historic, spirituality and
politics, and the tension between the Dalai Lama's efforts to find a peaceful
resolution to the Tibet situation based on compromise and dialogue, and the
impatience of a younger generation of Tibetans who are ready to take a more
confrontational course.
The film had its North American premiere at the recently concluded Palm Springs
International Film Festival in California where it became the focus of much
media attention when the Chinese government tried to get the festival to remove
the film, ostensibly for its anti-China stand. When the festival refused, two
Chinese films were withdrawn in retaliation. The film had three sold-out
screenings and a fourth was added when it was voted one of the Best of the Fest
films.
.In a welcome departure from many previous films about the decades-long friction
between Tibet and China, "The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for
Freedom" provides a two-sided view of the complex political and social dynamics
within and outside Tibet. For the "struggle" in the film's title is not merely
against China but also between competing Tibetan views regarding the best
strategy: co-existence or independence. The film is essential viewing for anyone
who cares about the fate of the mountain region and the legacy of the Dalai
Lama.. (Variety, a leading US film trade journal)
To know more, visit: www.thesunbehindtheclouds.com or contact: Tenzin Tsundue
at: +91.9418079832, +91.9971448216 / email: tenzin.tundue@friendsoftibet.org
. . . . . . . .
Friends of Tibet, PO Box: 16674, Bombay 400050, India.
Friends of Tibet is a people's movement to keep alive the issue of Tibet through
direct action. Our activities are aimed at ending China's occupation of Tibet
and the suffering of the Tibetan people. Friends of Tibet supports the continued
struggle of the Tibetan people for independence. Friends of Tibet is also one of
the principal organisers of World Tibet Day around the world. To know more,
visit: www.friendsoftibet.org
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From: Friends of Tibet <support@friendsoftibet.org>
Date: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 3:35 PM
Subject: Bangalore Premiere of "The Sun Behind the Clouds" (Mar 01, 2010)
To:
Bangalore Premiere of "The Sun Behind the Clouds" (Mar 01, 2010)
Acclaimed filmmakers, Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam announce the Bangalore
premiere of "The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom" in an
event jointed hosted by Friends of Tibet and Think Tibet. Winner of the Silver
Conch Award at the 11th Mumbai International Film Festival, "The Sun Behind the
Clouds" will be screened at the Centre for Film and Drama, 5th floor, 71 Sona
Towers, Millers Road, Bangalore on Monday, March 01, 2010 at 6pm. The
documentary will be presented by Tenzin Tsundue, Tibetan poet-activist. Entry is
free.
In The Sun Behind the Clouds, Sarin and Sonam take a uniquely Tibetan
perspective on the trials and tribulations of the Dalai Lama and his people as
they continue their struggle for freedom in the face of determined suppression
by one of the world's biggest and most powerful nations. The filmmakers had
intimate access to the Dalai Lama and followed him over the course of an
eventful year, which included the 2008 protests in Tibet, the international
response to it, the Beijing Olympics, and the breakdown in talks between the
Dalai Lama and the Chinese government. Set against this backdrop, the film
explores the interplay between the personal and the historic, spirituality and
politics, and the tension between the Dalai Lama's efforts to find a peaceful
resolution to the Tibet situation based on compromise and dialogue, and the
impatience of a younger generation of Tibetans who are ready to take a more
confrontational course.
The film had its North American premiere at the recently concluded Palm Springs
International Film Festival in California where it became the focus of much
media attention when the Chinese government tried to get the festival to remove
the film, ostensibly for its anti-China stand. When the festival refused, two
Chinese films were withdrawn in retaliation. The film had three sold-out
screenings and a fourth was added when it was voted one of the Best of the Fest
films.
.In a welcome departure from many previous films about the decades-long friction
between Tibet and China, "The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for
Freedom" provides a two-sided view of the complex political and social dynamics
within and outside Tibet. For the "struggle" in the film's title is not merely
against China but also between competing Tibetan views regarding the best
strategy: co-existence or independence. The film is essential viewing for anyone
who cares about the fate of the mountain region and the legacy of the Dalai
Lama.. (Variety, a leading US film trade journal)
To know more, visit: www.thesunbehindtheclouds.com or contact: Tenzin Tsundue
at: +91.9418079832, +91.9971448216 / email: tenzin.tundue@friendsoftibet.org
. . . . . . . .
Friends of Tibet, PO Box: 16674, Bombay 400050, India.
Friends of Tibet is a people's movement to keep alive the issue of Tibet through
direct action. Our activities are aimed at ending China's occupation of Tibet
and the suffering of the Tibetan people. Friends of Tibet supports the continued
struggle of the Tibetan people for independence. Friends of Tibet is also one of
the principal organisers of World Tibet Day around the world. To know more,
visit: www.friendsoftibet.org
Follow us on twitter: www.twitter.com/friendsoftibet
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