Our season comes to London in July with a packed programme of events. Here are details of the ICA programme:
Tuesday 1st July
6.15pm Dreaming Lhasa + A Journey to Happiness (Cinema 2)
A passionate voyage of self-discovery taking the viewer on a fast-paced journey into Tibet’s fractured past and deep into the exile community. The film will be preceded by a five minute short film made by a student from the Tibetan Children’s Village, Dharamsala, Northern India.
8pm – 1am Tibetan Shindig – Fundraiser DJ/Music Night (ICA Bar)
A Tibetan themed evening with an eclectic mix of sounds from DJs Vinita (Rocket Girl) and theGBe. From 60s pop to indie pop to contemporary Tibetan and Asian sounds, come along for a cultural diverse evening of music, sounds and images. This event will be supporting the following Tibetan NGOs and charities:
* Tibetan Children’s Village photography club
* Gu Chu Sum
* Raise Tibetan Flags Campaign
* Green Tara Foundation
Tickets: £5 / free to ICA members
Tickets now on sale: www.ica.org.uk
Wednesday 2nd July
6.30pm Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (Cinema 2)
Set against the magnificent backdrop of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, a Tibetan volunteer patrol faces a life and death struggle to save the endangered Tibetan antelope.
8.30pm Blindsight + Garbages (Cinema 1)
A group of blind Tibetan students led by teacher Sabriye Tenberken and mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer go on an epic journey to climb one of the highest peaks on Earth. The film will be preceded by a five minute short film made by a student from the Tibetan Children’s Village, Dharamsala, Northern India.
Thursday 3rd July
6.15pm Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (Cinema 2)
Engaging personal accounts and interviews provide an insight into Tibet’s troubled past, taking us through rarely-seen rituals in remote monasteries, from the brothels and slums of Lhasa, to spectacular Himalayan peaks.
Friday 4th July
6.15pm Windhorse (Cinema 2)
Set in Lhasa at the time of the last uprising in Tibet in the late 1980s, Windhorse draws us into the lives of three young Tibetans as they struggle to make sense of their lives under occupation in a gripping and heartfelt story.
Saturday 5th July
1.00pm Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion + after screening talk/Q & A with guest speakers from International Campaign for Tibet (Cinema 1)
Engaging personal accounts and interviews provide an insight into Tibet’s troubled past, taking us through rarely-seen rituals in remote monasteries, from the brothels and slums of Lhasa, to spectacular Himalayan peaks.
4.00pm The Forbidden Team + Kitchen Stories + Q & A with directors Arnold Krøigaard & Rasmus Dinesen (Cinema 1)
The heart-warming story of the first ever international football match played by the Tibetan national football team. The film will be preceded by a five minute short film made by a student from the Tibetan Children’s Village, Dharamsala, Northern India.
6.30pm Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (Cinema 2)
Set against the magnificent backdrop of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, a Tibetan volunteer patrol faces a life and death struggle to save the endangered Tibetan antelope.
Sunday 6th July
1.15pm Windhorse (Cinema 1)
Set in Lhasa at the time of the last uprising in Tibet in the late 1980s, Windhorse draws us into the lives of three young Tibetans as they struggle to make sense of their lives under occupation in a gripping and heartfelt story.
4.30pm Shorts: Youth, Diaspora and the Search for Identity (Cinema 2)
A Brief History of Life
A touching portrait of life in exile as a young Tibetan.
Tsampa to Pizza
A coming of age drama about two Delhi students.
One Day with Rinpoche
An insight into life as a young incarnate lama living in exile today.
Monday 7th July
6.15pm Dreaming Lhasa + A Journey to Happiness (Cinema 2)
A passionate voyage of self-discovery taking the viewer on a fast-paced journey into Tibet’s fractured past and deep into the exile community. The film will be preceded by a five minute short film made by a student from the Tibetan Children’s Village, Dharamsala, Northern India.
