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January 13, 2026
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Tibetan directors, who all live outside Tibet, deliver a quartet of films that explore the pain of separation and migration
TL;DR
- A quartet of short films by exiled Tibetan directors focuses on themes of exile, separation, and migration.
- The films explore the impact of separation and the uncertainty of Tibetan identity, especially with the aging Dalai Lama.
- One film highlights the environmental and political impact of Chinese dams on a Tibetan family in Vietnam.
- Two films involve returns to Dharamshala, India, for family funerals.
- The saddest film follows a Tibetan artist in Dharamshala whose marriage is strained, detailing a disastrous dinner with a friend from New York.
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