Tashi and The Monk
Streaming video - 2014
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***
- Subjects
- Genres
- Documentary films
- Published
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Collective Eye Films
2014.
2019. - Language
- English
- Other Authors
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- Online Access
- A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image - Item Description
- Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record. - Physical Description
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (40 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Format
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Access
- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).