Rituals of Resistance

Rituals of Resistance

65 mins | Documentary | July 28, 2019

A Tibetan-American filmmaker explores modes of resistance to Chinese occupation by speaking with activists across generations. A former Tibetan monk broke his vows and became a guerilla leader. The filmmaker's own mother followed the Dalai Lama's Middle Path and raised her family in America. A young Tibetan man attempted to self-immolate in 2006. How does the filmmaker understand his place in the struggle?

Rituals of Resistance

65 mins | Documentary | July 28, 2019

Rituals of Resistance
A Tibetan-American filmmaker explores modes of resistance to Chinese occupation by speaking with activists across generations. A former Tibetan monk broke his vows and became a guerilla leader. The filmmaker's own mother followed the Dalai Lama's Middle Path and raised her family in America. A young Tibetan man attempted to self-immolate in 2006. How does the filmmaker understand his place in the struggle?
Producers Jed Films, Cineric Creative, Plateaux
Original title Rituals of Resistance
Directors Tenzin Phuntsog, Joy Dietrich
Writers Tenzin Phuntsog, Joy Dietrich

Cast

Tseyki Dolma

as Self

Tenzin Phuntsog

as Self

Lhakpa Tsering

as Self