Rituals of Resistance (2019)
A Tibetan-American filmmaker explores modes of resistance to Chinese occupation by speaking with activists across generations. A former Tibetan monk broke his vows and became a guerilla leader. The filmmaker's own mother followed the Dalai Lama's Middle Path and raised her family in America. A young Tibetan man attempted to self-immolate in 2006. How does the filmmaker understand his place in the struggle?
Directors: Tenzin Phuntsog, Joy Dietrich.
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Tseyki Dolma as Self |
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Tenzin Phuntsog as Self |
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Lhakpa Tsering as Self |
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Lobsang Tendar Tsering as Self |
| Directing | Tenzin Phuntsog | Director |
| Directing | Joy Dietrich | Director |
| Camera | Tenzin Phuntsog | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Joy Dietrich | Writer |
| Editing | Tenzin Phuntsog | Editor |
| Production | Joy Dietrich | Producer |
| Writing | Tenzin Phuntsog | Writer |
| Sound | Alex Zhang Hungtai | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tenzin Phuntsog | Producer |
| Production | Eric Nyari | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Joy Dietrich | Editor |