Filmhouse and Satsang Productions present Scotland’s first festival of Himalayan film and culture, taking place at venues across Edinburgh from 14th to 22nd May 2010.
Filmhouse will showcase six films from countries of the Himalayan Region - telling stories of mountain life and examining issues facing the Region.
Opening the film season on 14th May is Eric Valli’s Best Foreign Language Oscar nominated film Himalaya, “a classic tale of wisdom and adventure” set against the spectacular Dolpo region of Nepal.
There are two films from award winning Bhutanese director Khyentse Norbu; The Cup, a semi-autobiographical tale of monks obsessed with the 1998 World Cup soccer final; and Travellers And Magicians, the story of one man’s journey in search of a better life and the people he meets along the way.
Chinese filmmaking is represented by Kekexili: Mountain Patrol, a moving true story about a people’s remarkable mission to prevent the illegal poaching of Tibetan antelope in the region of Kekexili, the largest nature reserve in China.
The season also includes two documentaries: Delamu follows the highest and most perilous of the world’s ancient trading routes, the Tea-Horse Road that climbs from Western Yunnan through the Himalayas into Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan; while Tibet: Cry Of The Snow Lion uses interviews, archival footage and previously unseen photographs to portray the reality of life in Tibet under Chinese rule.
For more information on the event, visit the Filmhouse’s website here.
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