We were pleased to invite you to a Machik Film Screening with TANC, featuring the film Jinpa by the late legendary filmmaker Pema Tseden.
Jinpa was an award-winning film that wove a dream-like narrative of mystery, revenge, and redemption. It told the story of a truck driver who hit a sheep and picked up a hitchhiker with a hidden dagger. The driver dropped him off unaware that their encounter altered their destinies forever. Details were as follows:
Sunday, 8 December
Venue: Tibetan Association of Northern California, 5200 Dalai Lama Ave., Richmond, CA
1:30pm: Screening began
3pm: Post-screening discussion
Pema was born to a pastoralist family in Amdo and later became a school teacher who published bilingually to critical acclaim. In 2002, he became the first Tibetan to attend the Beijing Film Academy, and in 2005 his first feature film, Silent Holy Stones, won the prestigious Golden Rooster Award for Best Directorial Début. Since then, his many films, including Tharlo (2015), Balloon (2019), and Snow Leopard (2023), went on to win numerous awards around the world. Pema Tseden passed away in May 2023, leaving behind one of the greatest storytelling legacies in Tibetan history.
Machik was honored to have worked with Pema Tseden for almost 20 years. He was the first Machik Weekend keynote speaker from Tibet and lectured at Machik’s 2013 Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) in Amdo, Tibet.
While the screening was free, donations were welcome and benefited filmmakers from Tibet. All were welcome, so families and friends were encouraged to attend. We were truly grateful to the Tibetan Association of Northern California team for their support in making this event possible.
Jinpa was an award-winning film that wove a dream-like narrative of mystery, revenge, and redemption. It told the story of a truck driver who hit a sheep and picked up a hitchhiker with a hidden dagger. The driver dropped him off unaware that their encounter altered their destinies forever. Details were as follows:
Sunday, 8 December
Venue: Tibetan Association of Northern California, 5200 Dalai Lama Ave., Richmond, CA
1:30pm: Screening began
3pm: Post-screening discussion
Pema was born to a pastoralist family in Amdo and later became a school teacher who published bilingually to critical acclaim. In 2002, he became the first Tibetan to attend the Beijing Film Academy, and in 2005 his first feature film, Silent Holy Stones, won the prestigious Golden Rooster Award for Best Directorial Début. Since then, his many films, including Tharlo (2015), Balloon (2019), and Snow Leopard (2023), went on to win numerous awards around the world. Pema Tseden passed away in May 2023, leaving behind one of the greatest storytelling legacies in Tibetan history.
Machik was honored to have worked with Pema Tseden for almost 20 years. He was the first Machik Weekend keynote speaker from Tibet and lectured at Machik’s 2013 Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) in Amdo, Tibet.
While the screening was free, donations were welcome and benefited filmmakers from Tibet. All were welcome, so families and friends were encouraged to attend. We were truly grateful to the Tibetan Association of Northern California team for their support in making this event possible.