A sell out sensation at the Sydney International Film Festival, and voted by the public in the top documenatatries at The Melbourne International Film Festival, : TIBET CRY OF THE SNOW LION is a provocative documentary, filmed over a remarkable nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. A decade in the making for filmmakers Tom and Sue Peosay, TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION is a definitive exploration of the issues surrounding Tibet, and an epic story of courage and compassion .
TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION brings audiences to the long-forbidden “rooftop of the world” with an unprecedented richness of imagery, from rarely seen rituals in remote monasteries, to horse races with Khamba warriors; from brothels and slums in the holy city of Lhasa, to magnificent Himalayan peaks still traveled by nomadic yak caravans. The dark secrets of Tibet’s recent past are powerfully chronicled through riveting personal stories and interviews, and a collection of undercover and archival images never before assembled in one film.
Special opening events featuring local Tibetan Musicians Tenzin Choegyal (in Melbourne Oct 27 and Brisbane Oct 31) and Garpa (in Sydney Oct 27) will feature speakers from The Australia Tibet Council, and each season will feature limited reprints of the 2001 Exhibition ‘Contemporary Images of Tibet’ on display and sale in the cinema foyers.
“A more concise and affecting summation of the Tibetan crisis would be hard to imagine.”
Dave Kehr, The New York Times
“Documentaries can be informative, entertaining andprovocative, but rare is the documentary that makes you feel so engaged (and enraged) that it prompts you to action somehow. ‘Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion’ is that kind of film.” Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
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Tibet Cry of the Snow Lion is supported by The Australia Tibet Council http://www.atc.org.au