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"Contrast & Confluence" + "The Sun Behind the Clouds"
(Mumbai | March 10-11, 2010)
Photograph of Tibetan poet-activist Tenzin Tsundue initiating the Candle Light Vigil in Mumbai on March 10, 2010 to observe 51st Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day.
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"Contrast & Confluence" — a photographic presentation by Bombay-based graphic designer Sushi Karnik and the screening of "The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom" by acclaimed filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam were held at the Max Mueller Bhavan, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai at a function organised by Friends of Tibet.
The Winner of the Silver Conch Award at the 11th Mumbai International Film Festival, "The Sun Behind the Clouds" was presented by Tibetan poet-activist Tenzin Tsundue followed by a question and answer session. The event was held in Mumbai on March 11, 2010.
Mumbai-based based graphic designer Sushi Karnik presents "Contrast & Confluence" — a photographic presentation on her journey to Chinese-occupied Tibet in June 2009.
In The Sun Behind the Clouds, Sarin and Sonam take a uniquely Tibetan perspective on the trials and tribulations of the Dalai Lama and his people as they continue their struggle for freedom in the face of determined suppression by one of the world's biggest and most powerful nations. The filmmakers had intimate access to the Dalai Lama and followed him over the course of an eventful year, which included the 2008 protests in Tibet, the international response to it, the Beijing Olympics, and the breakdown in talks between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government. Set against this backdrop, the film explores the interplay between the personal and the historic, spirituality and politics, and the tension between the Dalai Lama's efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the Tibet situation based on compromise and dialogue, and the impatience of a younger generation of Tibetans who are ready to take a more confrontational course.
Tibetan poet-activist Tenzin Tsundue presents "The Sun Behind the Clouds", a documentary film by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam.
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Friends of Tibet is a people's movement to keep alive the issue of Tibet through direct action. Our activities are aimed at ending China's occupation of Tibet and the suffering of the Tibetan people. Friends of Tibet supports the continued struggle of the Tibetan people for independence.
