Publication
Imprint: New York, NY : Kino Lorber, Inc. : Alive Mind Cinema, [2015]. Edition: Originally released as a documentary film in 2013. Responsibility: directed by Donagh Coleman [and] Lharigtso ; written by Donagh Coleman ; producer, Venla Hellstedt ; [an] Illume production. Performers: Features Dawa Drakpa. Crew: Camera, Mika Mattila ; editor, Timo Peltola ; music, Linda Buckley, Irene Buckley.
OCLC Number: 922994672. Language: In Tibetan and Chinese with English subtitles. Physical: 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Features: Special features: podcast interview with director Donagh Coleman; theatrical trailer.
OCLC Number: 922994672. Language: In Tibetan and Chinese with English subtitles. Physical: 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Features: Special features: podcast interview with director Donagh Coleman; theatrical trailer.
Call number
DVD / Front Desk
Original publication date
2013
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CSS Library Notes
Description: As a boy, Dawa was an illiterate Tibetan nomad whose life revolved around herding yaks. At 13, his life changed: through a series of visions, Dawa acquired the gift of telling the epic story of Tibet's King Gesar. Now, at 35, Dawa receives a salary from the government as a guardian of national cultural heritage and is regarded as a holy man by his community. When an earthquake reduces his hometown to rubble, redevelopment of the region takes a giant leap forward. In the midst of such seismic shifts, Dawa seeks healing from King Gesar and other divine protectors of the land.
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Library's review
One afternoon at thirteen, in the mountains with his yaks, Dawa Drakpa can't help but fall asleep. In a dream he's visited by a white horse and they travel together through vast grasslands and high mountain peaks. So begins Dawa's transformation from a nomadic herder to a Bard of Tibet's King
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Gesar. In 1996 Dawa started preforming and recording some of the epics he'd been given for three to ten hours at a time, but faced a set back when his town was devastated by an earthquake. Dawa continues his work and hopes to completely record, during his life, at least 50 of the 170 volumes he's been given. This documentary is a unique glimpse into the culture of Tibet, and Tibet's oral epics. 81 minutes in Tibetan and Chinese with English subtitles. Well worth the effort. -- Jennifer K. (CSS Library) Show Less
Physical description
81 p.; 4.75 inches
Original language
Tibetan