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JUSTICE MATTERS

The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom

RITU SARIN , TENZING SONAM
India, UK, 2009, 79 minutes, Color, film's website
In Person: Directors Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam

The Sun Behind the Clouds updates the struggle for Tibetan independence, focusing on the March 2008 demonstration against Chinese rule, the largest since the 1959 takeover of that nation. The Dalai Lama is given the opportunity to explicate his "middle way," a compromise position he has been unsuccessful, so far, in getting the Chinese to accept. The film is notable for its focus on an extraordinary year in Tibet's history and on Tibetans themselves—historians, writers, and activists all eloquent, impassioned, and living in exile. The film is essential viewing for anyone who cares about the fate of the mountain region and the legacy of the Dalai Lama. —Film Forum

In English, Tibetan, and Mandarin with English Subtitles

Deepening the Impact of Social Justice
Followed by a discussion with co-director/producer Ritu Sarin and co-director/writer/cinematographer Tenzing Sonam.

Saturday

April 24

7:00 PM

Regal Cinemas Gallery Place

Join us at the Breakfast Salon for Filmmakers
Saturday April 24, 9:30 AM, Busboys and Poets. FREE.

Links

• Producers, White Crane Films
• Facebook
• The Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture
• International Campaign for Tibet
• Students for a Free Tibet TV
• The Strand from BBC World Service - April 12, 2010

Trailers may not have subtitles but all of our foreign language films do.
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