Leah Dou navigates through Tibet in a journey of liminal boundaries, between dreams and the past, in a fable of a psychedelic touch.
Tag - Pema Tseden
Pema Tseden (པད་མ་ཚེ་བརྟན།), born in 1969, is the first Tibetan alumni of the prestigious Beijing Film Academy graduating from the director's department. He...
25 great modern black and white films from all over Asia
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) today announces a series of special in-theatre screenings to mark the reopening of cinemas in...
2016 has been very interesting year for all of the sinophone world, with a plethora of very interesting productions, both cinematically (Tharlo) and in terms...
The legend of Sweeney Todd lives on in Asian cinema. From an Indian slum Little Red Riding Hood spin-off to an expose of a Hong Kong-based serial killer...
Sonthar Gyal was born in the Tibetan region of Amdo Qinghai. His father was a primary school teacher who was the first person to graduate from college in the...
Pema Tseden has, currently, set himself on the path he always wanted, of portraying the real Tibet through a combination of accuracy and artistry. Before...
Back in 2004, Pema Tseden shot this documentary short for Discovery Channel Asia, which focuses on the waning concept of the Weathermen, Buddhist shamans who...
In order to tell a story having the face of a character in front of you can help to have a foundation as a writer. In the case of Pema Tseden's “Tharlo” a face...