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Dreaming Lhasa
with
camera: Ranjan Palit
a film by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam a White Crane Films Production 
Karma, a Tibetan filmmaker from New York, goes to Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama's exile headquarters in northern India, to make a documentary about former political prisoners who have escaped from Tibet. She wants to reconnect with her roots but is also escaping a deteriorating relationship back home. One of Karma's interviewees is Dhondup, an enigmatic ex-monk who has just escaped from Tibet. He confides in her that his real reason for coming to India is to fulfill his dying mother's last wish, to deliver a charm box to a long-missing resistance fighter. Karma finds herself unwittingly falling in love with Dhondup even as she is sucked into the passion of his quest, which becomes a journey into Tibet's fractured past and a voyage of self-discovery.
“The beauty of life’s realities! A wonderfully ‘different’ film view of Tibet” “It's a pleasure to come across Dreaming Lhasa, a drama that unfolds amid crystalline backdrops…the images have a translucent purity; you feel as if you're seeing the world anew.” “Beautifully shot imagery…a delicate and graceful exploration of cultural identity.” “A film of both personal honesty and social insight…a keenly felt and well-told story of nations and the individual people who form them.” “This quiet little film is well propelled by the powers of gentle persuasion and emotional subtlety.”
Film Festivals: More than 30 international film festivals, including:
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