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1 online resource (streaming video file) (40 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
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Lobsang Phuntsok, Tashi Drolma, Tenzin Drolma |
| Event |
Originally produced by Collective Eye Films in 2014. |
| Summary |
On a remote mountaintop of the Himalayas sits Jhamtse Gatsal (Tibetan for “The Garden of Love and Compassion”), a special school and home for 85 abandoned and neglected children. Founded by former Buddhist monk Lobsang Phunstok, who trained under the Dalai Lama, this unique community gives boys and girls the chance to escape extreme poverty and grow up in an environment where they are free to be themselves and dream about their future. Winner of Outstanding Short Documentary at the **News & Documentary Emmy Awards**. Winner of Best Short and the Pare Lorentz Award at the **International Documentary Association**. Winner of the Audience Award for Short Film: Documentary at the **Independent Film Festival of Boston**. *"A lovely reminder that amongst the darkness in the world, there are also beautiful shining points of light." – **Mountainfilm*** *"Charming and thoughtful" - **Forbes*** |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English,Hindi,Tibetan |
| Subject |
Biography.
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Asians.
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Current affairs.
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Philosophy and religion.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Hinton, Andrew, film director.
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Burke, Johnny, film director.
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Phuntsok, Lobsang, actor.
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Drolma, Tashi, actor.
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Drolma, Tenzin, actor.
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Collective Eye Films (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
4214561 Kanopy |
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