Tibet: Cry of the Snowlion
Shot over 10 years, this feature length documentary provides a moving and in depth look at the Tibetan people's struggle for freedom over the past 50 years. The dark secrets of Tibet's recent past are powerfully chronicled through personal stories and interviews, and a collection of undercover and archival images never before assembled in one film.  A definitive exploration of a legendary subject, Cry of the Snowlion is an epic story of courage and compassion.

Leaving Fear Behind

A heroic film shot by Tibetans from inside Tibet, who longed to bring Tibetan voices to the Beijing Olympic Games. With the global spotlight on China as it rises to host the XXIX Olympics, Tibetans wish to tell the world of their plight and their heartfelt grievances against Chinese rule. The footage was smuggled out of Tibet under extraordinary circumstances. The filmmakers were detained soon after sending their tapes out, and remain in detention today. Watch the full film here. Download the film. Order a DVD from SFT here.

Dreaming Lhasa
Dreaming Lhasa, by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, is the first internationally recognised Tibetan feature film to explore the contemporary reality of Tibet. Although set among the exile community in India, the story it tells has resonances beyond just the Tibetan experience. It touches upon the larger questions of cultural identity, dislocation and loss that are very much a part of today’s post-modern world.
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Dispatches: Undercover in Tibet
As Tibetan protesters take to the streets in the biggest  challenge to Chinese rule in nearly 50 years, Dispatches reports on the hidden reality of life under Chinese occupation after spending three months undercover, deep inside the region. Dozens are feared dead after the recent clashes and crackdown by Chinese troops, but with reporting so rigidly controlled from the region little is known of living conditions inside Tibet. To make this film, Tibetan exile Tash Despa returns to the homeland he risked his life to escape 11 years ago, to carry out secret filming with award-winning, Bafta-nominated director Jezza Neumann (Dispatches Special: China's Stolen Children). Risking imprisonment and deportation, he uncovers evidence of the "cultural genocide" described by the Dalai Lama. Watch the full film here. 

Windhorse­
The first-ever Tibetan made feature film, Windhorse illustrates the complexity of life in contemporary Tibet through the story of one family.  Shot in Nepal and clandestinely in Tibet, Windhorse explores the themes of resistance, collaboration, repression, courage, hope and love in Chinese-occupied Tibet. Buy a the DVD of Windhorse from New Yorker  Films. Click here.

Tibet's Stolen Child
"Tibet's Stolen Child" is a documentary film on the Panchen Lama.  A young boy, the Panchen Lama, is the center of a swirling storm of international controversy. Identified by the Dalai Lama as one of Tibet's most important spiritual leaders, this child was kidnapped by the Chinese government just days after the Dalai Lama's announcement.
Compelling personal accounts by six Nobel Peace Laureates and others, show how this is not only a story of Tibet and a small boy... it is a story of the world. 60 minute and 12 minute versions available.

Dreaming of Tibet
In isolated communities around the world, Tibetan exiles have created a 'virtual Tibet,' where they have endured and even flourished in the face of overwhelming adversity. Dreaming of Tibet follows their arduous journeys  into exile over a 19,000 foot Himalayan pass. It’s a flight the Dalai Lama took in 1958 and over 150,000 of his followers have since taken. Most have only minimal clothing and meager provisions to make the life threatening trek. Many die along the way.
Dreaming of Tibet is a film about the resilience of the human spirit. It’s an intimate look at three Tibetan exiles, who, although they appear to be living ordinary lives, are deeply involved in working for the survival of their culture. 

Compassion in Exile
An intimate portrait of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, whose 30 year nonviolent struggle on behalf of his people earned him the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. It is also a moving look at the brutal treatment endured by the Tibetan people at the hands of the Communist Chinese. This also features never-before-seen footage of Tibet. Produced by Lemle Pictures, Inc. in association with Central Productions Ltd.

Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo
The Great Mother recounts the compelling life story of Dekyi Tsering, the mother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The Tibetan people call her "Gyalyum Chemo" or "Great Mother of Tibet."  Dekyi Tsering's story, skillfully conveys how the greater forces of love, generosity, and mercy are constantly called into being as the film weaves together a rich life history of anecdotal threads and personal reflections from her children, grandchildren, and friends who share the details of her long and full life. We are guided and inspired by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who speaks candidly of his admiration and respect for his mother and the profound impact she had on him.  Dr. Marion Woodman, Alice Walker, and Angeles Arrien link this uniquely Tibetan story to a much broader perspective of motherhood and how the Great Mother lives within each of us. Available on DVD here.

Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution begins on March 12, 1959 when 15,000 unarmed Tibetan women took to the streets of Lhasa to oppose the violent occupation of their country by the Communist Chinese army. For the first time on film, three generations of Tibetan women and His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama tell the story of one of the great movements of nonviolent resistance in modern history. From the streets of Lhasa to their principal refuge in Dharamsala, India, the stories that live at the heart of this film offer an intimate and direct experience of what it is to lose everything and begin anew. After 50 years in exile, His Holiness the Dalai Lama pays tribute to the courage of these remarkable women and their ability to keep their cultural legacy intact for generations to come. Available on DVD here.

Red Flag Over Tibet
Historical overview of the Tibetan situation with special emphasis on the takeover in 1949, 1950, and the Chinese military occupation. Produced by Stephen McMillan and Robert Davidson.

Satya: A Prayer for the Enemy
28 min. A film about Tibetan Buddhist nuns persecuted by Chinese authorities for speaking out about Tibetan independence, with personal testimonies. Produced by Ellen Bruno, 1993

Tibet: A Case to Answer
45 min. Shot within Tibet under very difficult and dangerous circumstances by Vanya Kewley, a British journalist, who had prepared for three years to slip away from a Chinese-controlled tour. In six weeks she took 160 interviews while travelling across much of Tibet, with monks, nuns, and political prisoners who risked further punishments by speaking out. First-hand accounts of famine, torture, forced abortion, and footage of the exploitation of Tibetan natural resources. Produced by Vanya Kewley, BBC, 1988.

Tibet: A Culture in Exile
23 min. An excellent concise compilation of materials on Tibet's cultural destruction, while blending interviews with the Dalai Lama, scholars, Western diplomats, and images of Tibetan life in exile. Produced by the Office of Tibet.

Cultural Destruction of Tibet
25 min. A dark, dreary picture of prisons, and the destruction of monasteries. Emphasis on the population transfer of Chinese.