Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution

Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution

57 mins | Documentary | April 12, 2008

In 1959 thousands of unarmed Tibetan women took to the streets of Lhasa to oppose the violent Chinese occupation of their country. For the first time on film, three generations of Tibetan women and His Holiness the Dalai Lama recount one of the great movements of nonviolent resistance in modern history.

Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution

57 mins | Documentary | April 12, 2008

Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution
In 1959 thousands of unarmed Tibetan women took to the streets of Lhasa to oppose the violent Chinese occupation of their country. For the first time on film, three generations of Tibetan women and His Holiness the Dalai Lama recount one of the great movements of nonviolent resistance in modern history.
Producers
Original title Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution
Directors Rosemary Rawcliffe
Writers Miriam Telles, Rosemary Rawcliffe, Catherine Lynn Butler