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A Song for Tibet
199156 min 41 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Anne Henderson
Production: Anne HendersonKent MartinAbbey Jack NeidikColin NealeAli Kazimi
Script: Anne HendersonErna Buffie
Co-produced by Arcady Films, D.L.I. Productions and the NFB with the financial assistance of Telefilm Canada and with the collaboration of TV5, Multiculturalism Canada, the CBC (Québec), SCN and Vision TV.
A land of snow and mountains, of burgundy-clad monks and prayer wheels--this mythical image of Tibet hides the tragedy of a forgotten people. Since the invasion of their territory by China some forty years ago, Tibetans have been struggling for cultural and political survival in a world surprisingly indifferent to their plight. Filmed in the Indian Himalayas and in Canada, A Song for Tibet tells the dramatic story of the efforts by Tibetans-in-exile, including the Dalai Lama, to save their homeland and preserve their heritage against overwhelming odds.
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Subject categories
- Politics and Government > AsiaInternational RelationsPolitical RepressionRefugees and War VictimsState Visits
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Asian OriginsPolitical RefugeesReligious Communities
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > BuddhismForeign CountriesMulticulturalism
- Developing Countries > Politics, Government and HistoryReligionTibet
- History > Canada 1946-1991World History
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Religious Diversity/Heritage
Credits
- director
- Anne Henderson
- editing
- Anne Henderson
- producer
- Anne Henderson
- Kent Martin
- Abbey Jack Neidik
- executive producer
- Abbey Jack Neidik
- Colin Neale
- associate producer
- Ali Kazimi
- cinematography
- Ali Kazimi
- script
- Anne Henderson
- Erna Buffie
- animation camera
- Pierre Landry
- Lynda Pelley
- sound
- Hans Oomes
- Diane Carrière
- Juan Gutiérrez
- sound editing
- Jackie Newell
- Danuta Klis
- music
- Neil Smolar
Awards
- People's Choice Award for the Best Documentary FilmHawaii International Film Festival
- Blue Ribbon Award - Category: International Issues - AsiaItinerant - American Film and Video Festival