Articles by Tenzing Sonam
Tenzing Sonam is a pioneer of the diaspora Tibetan filmmaking world. He runs a production company called White Crane Films with his wife Ritu Sarin. The couple has made many successful films including a narrative feature, Dreaming Lhasa. Their latest film, The Sun behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom, has screened at many international film festivals and is the winner of the prestigious Vaclav Havel Award.
Some Thoughts on Pema Tseden’s new film
Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden’s new film is a thought-provoking, cinematic look at the changing face of modern Tibet.
As a Tibetan filmmaker working in China, Pema Tseden has to tread a very fine line. Whether he …
We left Prague yesterday. The previous evening was the Closing Night ceremony of the One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival and a most memorable one for us. Not only did we receive …
Is it time for a ‘Baltic solution’?
The year 2008, for many reasons, is likely to go down in the annals of recent Tibetan history as a watershed year. This was the year when Tibetans in Tibet, 49 years after the takeover …
In the early days of the Russian Revolution, starry-eyed Western sympathisers made a beeline for Moscow to report on the glories of the ‘Soviet paradise’. Lenin memorably referred to them as ‘useful idiots’, and exploited …
The Tibet movement has stalled, partially because there is little understanding of how it will continue after the Dalai Lama’s passing. While those who disagree with the Middle Way approach are not necessarily looking to …
The Chinese attacks on the Dalai Lama in recent months have been of an intensity and viciousness not seen for years. Among a host of accusations, he has been called a “false religious leader” and …
