Lhacham, a Tibetan Nun

by Dorje Tsering Chenaktsang

Tibet

Director: Dorje Tsering Chenaktsang

Cinematographer: Jangbu

Editing: Ronan Hyder

Sound: Dolmakyipa Shakyi

Text: Nathali Levy

Sound Mix: Jeanne Gignoux

Music: Pasang Dolma, Dollo

Production: Workshop Now, Purplelito

Contact:
Purplelito
2 rue Lemercier
75017 Paris
France
Tel: 0033 1.45.22.35.05
Fax: 0033 1.45.22.35.16
Mail: [email protected]

Year: 2007

Mini DV, Colour, 27 min, 
OV Tibetan with French Subtitles

Unrelased

French Premiere

When Lhacham was a child, she saw her brother and sister going to school and she dreamt of learning how to read and write. Due to their financial situation, her parents decided otherwise and put her to look after the herd. She then decided to run away to a monastery in order to get the education she yearns for. She waited long before becoming a nun and never left the monastery.

Dorje Tsering Chenaktsang followed her during her trip to the city where she brings her tape recorder for repair, the knowledge tool she uses for learning Tibetan. The film tenderly and poetically depicts Lhacham's first escapade in an urban environment.

The director, a Tibetan nomad from Amdo who became a scholar and artist and is now a renowned poet and wri ter, ensures the beauty of image and content.