Siqi Deng Introduction For Tibet scholars and film enthusiasts, Tibetan director Pema Tseden’s name will not be unfamiliar. Internationally recognized as the father of contemporary Tibetan Cinema, Pema Tseden’s film depicts the dynamics of contemporary Tibetan life from an inside point of view, presenting to international audiences a Tibetan society that is vivacious and … [Read more...]
Interplay between Cinema and Tibet
We explored how Tibetans interact and are portrayed in the cinematic world, speaking to some of their own efforts in the field. By Aakanxit Khullar and Adil Hussain. Visit website here. … [Read more...]
Fly, a music video by Anu
Welcome to my project! I am Tristan Orlofski, and I am (at the time of writing) a Junior at Columbia taking Introduction to East Asian Cultures: Tibet. This is my final project, in which I focus on a particular Tibetan song and music video, Fly, by Anu, and attempt to break down the cultural influences surrounding it, and relate it to what we have studied. Enjoy! To move on … [Read more...]
The Tibetan Struggle, Through the Lens of a Camera
Shina Chetti - A website, tibetcinematicexperience.blogspot.com For my final project, I will be conducting an analysis and experiential description of Tibetan cinematography, observing Kundun (1997), a biographical epic about the 14th Dalai Lama, directed by Martin Scorsese and The Sun Behind the Clouds (2010), a historical and biographical documentary directed by Tibetan … [Read more...]
Using Films in Mediathread Projects
Sarah Novak Lerner's Final Project, and her Tiny House Hunting object biography project use documentary film as a resource. Here she describes her process of choosing and adding film to mediathread projects. Sara Novak Lerner Here is a brief guide to uploading video clips in Mediathread in order to continue working on the project I began. My method wasn’t perfect, so I would … [Read more...]
Living in Sacred Space
Video by Bekah Mulberg. Description: Intended for Educational Purposes Only. This project began as an exploration. What is sacred space? What did it mean to our ancestors, to indigenous cultures who remain so entwined with their land? Modern, secularized society tends to ignore this idea, and paints most of the world around us as profane space. That which is "sacred" we … [Read more...]