Tibet in song / a film by Ngawang Choephel ; a New Yorker Films release ; Guge Productions ; written, directed, and produced by Ngawang Choephel ; co-writer, Tara Steele.
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details
DVD; 16:9 (4:3 compatible) letterboxed; Dolby digital 2.0.
Language
Tibetan and English dialogue; English subtitles.
Note
Title also in Tibetan.
Performer
Narrator, Ngawang Choephel.
Credits
Editor, Tim Bartlett ; cinematographers, Hugh Walsh ... [et al.] ; co-producers, Yodon Thonden, Tara Steele, Don Thompson ; original music, Ngawang Choephel.
Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
Summary
In Tibet, a once-sovereign nation for thousands of years, much of the country remains under harsh Communist Chinese rule and "patriotic re-education." The surviving Tibetan folk music shapes an endangered people's identity. Ngawang Choephel, a Tibetan musicologist who fled for India at the age of two, returned home to capture the music of his people. He was arrested and sentenced to eighteen years in prison, serving nearly seven before a highly-publicized release.
Note
Special features: additional Tibetan folk songs; theatrical trailer.