Documentaries Tagged “tibet”
Tibet: Murder in the Snow
Tibet: Murder in the Snow
In an incident that shocked the world, a teenage Tibetan nun, Kelsang Namtso, was killed when Chinese border police opened fire on a group of pilgrims as they fled Tibet over the infamous Nangpa Pass. The shooting was witnessed by many international mountain climbers, some of whom videotaped or photographed the events and also helped r...
Uprising In Tibet
Uprising In Tibet
These protests were the direct result of deep rooted resentment against China’s policies in Tibet, including the suppression of religious freedom, legal injustice, and the denial of civil, political, economic, and cultural rights.
The following is an overview of the events in Tibet in the Spring of 2008 as reported to the Tibetan Ce...
Cry of the Snow Lion
Cry of the Snow Lion
Ten years in the making, this award-winning feature-length documentary was filmed during nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. 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 ...
Lost Treasures of Tibet
Lost Treasures of Tibet
Before Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper, Tibetan craftsmen were creating stunning artistry of their deities in the remote Himalayan kingdom of Mustang. In Lost Treasures of Tibet, NOVA goes behind the scenes with the first conservation team from the West, as it undertakes the painstaking restoration of these ancient masterpiec...
Call of the Snow Lion
Call of the Snow Lion
Call of the Snow Lion is a new documentary series from Tibet Foundation revealing a history of the unsettled Tibetan Diaspora.
In 1949, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army marched into the Kham region of east Tibet creating unprecedented upheaval which, in 1959, resulted in thousands of Tibetans moving into exile in India, Nepal an...