Several movies to pick from! Show one tonight to entertain and engage your audience!
Compassion in Exile- An intimate portrait of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, whose 30 year nonviolent struggle on behalf of his people earned him the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. It is also a moving look at the brutal treatment endured by the Tibetan people at the hands of the Communist Chinese Government. This also features never before seen footage of Tibet. - Produced by Lemle Pictures, Inc. in association with Central Productions Ltd.
Red Flag Over Tibet- A historical overview of the Tibetan situation with special emphasis on the takeover in 1949, 1950, and the Chinese military occupation. - Produced by Stephen McMillan and Robert Davidson.
Tibet: A Case to Answer- 45 min. Shot within Tibet under very difficult and dangerous circumstances by Vanya Kewley, a British journalist, who had prepared for three years to slip away from a Chinese controlled tour. In six weeks she took 160 interviews while travelling across much of Tibet, with monks, nuns, and political prisoners who risked further punishments by speaking out. First hand accounts of famine, torture, forced abortion, and footage of the exploitation of Tibetan natural resources. - Produced by Vanya Kewley, BBC, 1988.
A Prayer for the Enemy- 28 min. A film about Tibetan Buddhist nuns persecuted by Chinese authorities for speaking out about Tibetan independence, with personal testimonies. - Produced by Ellen Bruno, 1993.
Tibet: A Culture in Exile- 23 min. An excellent consise compilation of materials on Tibet's cultural destruction, while blending interviews with the Dalai Lama, scholars, Western diplomats, and images of Tibetan life in exile. - Produced by the Offices of Tibet.
Cultural Destruction of Tibet- 25 min. A dark, dreary picture of prisons and the destruction of monasteries. Emphasis on the population transfer of Chinese from mainland China into Tibet.
Jokhang Footage: March 5, 1988- 15 min. The footage seen in so many documentaries since 1988 of Chinese security forces attacking unarmed Tibetan monks. Shot by the Chinese security cameras around the Jokhang Temple during the 1988 demonstrations in Lhasa and smuggled out of China. The clearest exmample of the violent oppression of the Chinese occupation, also showing the destruction of many buildings.