Dreaming Lhasa

The long-awaited U.S. release of the critically acclaimed feature film Dreaming Lhasa by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam is almost upon us! Screenings will begin in New York City on April 13. The film will then be shown in Chicago, Honolulu, Seattle, Santa Fe, Boston, Atlanta and San Rafael, California. The schedule of the screenings can be found here.
Ritu and Tenzing describe their work in a letter about the film:

Two generations of Tibetans have grown up, either in exile, having never seen their homeland, or under Chinese rule. Their connection with the past, with a time when their country was independent, is becoming increasingly tenuous. Their very identity as Tibetans is being questioned, threatened, mutated. How is the younger generation dealing with this crisis? What does being Tibetan mean at this point in time?

Dreaming Lhasa is perhaps the first Tibetan feature film to explore these questions. As a film that provides a unique and personal insight into the lives of
Tibetans today, it will appeal to anyone who is interested in Tibet, its people and its culture. At the same time, as a story that touches upon the universal issues of exile, identity, loss and love, the film has resonances beyond just the Tibetan experience. All exiles, indeed, all immigrants, face the same dilemmas; the confusion of dislocation, the paradox of simultaneously belonging to different worlds and cultures without having a solid anchor anywhere. And in this regard, we believe the film will also be of interest to a much wider audience.

We at SFT highly recommend that you go see  Dreaming Lhasa when it comes to our city. Visit www.dreaminglhasa.com for more information about the film or First Run Features website for more details about the New York screenings.