What Remains of Us

20041 h 16 min 37 secFilm: Documentary

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Direction: François PrévostHugo Latulippe

Production: Yves Bisaillon (National Film Board of Canada)François Prévost (Nomadik Films)

Script: François PrévostHugo Latulippe

A Nomadik Films production in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada, with the financial support from Radio-Canada, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Rogers Documentary Film Fund, Film and Television Tax Credit - Gestion SODEC, and with support from the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and Telefilm Canada.

Forced to seek refuge in India and still viewed by China as a threat to national security, the Dalai Lama had never returned to Lhasa. For 50 years, he had been prevented from crossing the mountains separating him prom his homeland. For 50 years, he had not spoken directly to Tibetans inside the country.

Kalsang Dolma, a young Tibetan refugee in Quebec, crosses the Himalayas. Into the largest prison in the world, she carries a video message recorded by the spiritual and political leader of Tibetans. Families gather around the tiny screen, transfixed, and for one of the first times, the voices of this fragile people under the yoke of suffering reach us from across the distance.

This film was shot without the knowledge of the Chinese authorities, using small digital cameras, during nearly a dozen secret forays into Tibet between 1996 and 2004.

Subject categories


  • Politics and Government > AsiaPolitical Repression
  • Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > BuddhismReligion, Politics and Society
  • Developing Countries > ChinaReligionTibet
  • Social Studies > Communities in Canada/World
  • Media Education > Documentary Film
  • Indigenous Studies > History/Politics
  • Diversity > Identity

Credits


researcher
François Prévost
Hugo Latulippe
script
François Prévost
Hugo Latulippe
direction
François Prévost
Hugo Latulippe
collaboration
Kalsang Dolma
voice
Kalsang Dolma
narration writer
Hugo Latulippe
narration director
Hugo Latulippe
narration consultant
François Prévost
Annie Jean
Kalsang Dolma
Jean Charlebois
original music
Techung
René Lussier
editing
Annie Jean
editing assistant
Martine Forget
Mirenda Ouellet
Anouk Deslauriers
sound
François Senneville
dialogue editor
Mira Mailhot
camera
François Prévost
Hugo Latulippe
sound recording
François Prévost
Hugo Latulippe
stills photography
François Prévost
technical support - editing
Martine Forget
Danielle Raymond
Ochelle Greenidge
titles
Louise Overy
online editing
Denis Pilon
Denis Gathelier
mix
Shelley Craig
Geoffrey Mitchell
translation
Thupten Jinpa
Stephen Jones
Kalsang Dolma
Kunsang Gyamtso
Jean Morissette
Thubten Samdup
Yeshi
Gonpo Tsering
Mr. Xu
Monks of Manjushri
subtitling
Christine York
graphic design
Tenzin Jigme
archival research
Colette Lebeuf
Kalsang Dolma
administration
Kalsang Dolma
Martine Larouche
Denise DesLauriers
Aide au cinéma indépendant
Monique Létourneau
Marie-Christine Guité
marketing
Élise Labbé
David Boisclair
marketing assistant
Florence François
Luce Gonthier
Émilie Villeneuve
administrative staff
Hélène Regimbal
Lise Lévesque
technical coordinator
Jean-François Laprise
line production
Johanne Bergeron
producer
Yves Bisaillon
François Prévost
associate producer
Lucille Veilleux

Awards


  • One of the Top 10 Canadian Films of 2004Canada's Top Ten
  • Annie Jean: Best Editing: Public Affairs, Documentary- ProgramPrix Gémeaux
  • François Prévost - Best Script: DocumentaryPrix Gémeaux
  • Award for Best DocumentaryHollywood Film Festival
  • Award for Best of FestivalMountain Film Festival
  • People's Choice AwardAtlantic International Film Festival
  • Best Canadian Feature Film AwardAtlantic International Film Festival
  • Federal Express Award for Most Popular Canadian Film - ex-aequo with BEING CARIBOUInternational Film Festival
  • Award from l'Association Québécoise des Critiques de cinéma for Best Feature FilmRendez-vous Québec Cinéma