Award-winning film Jinpa. A dream-like fable about a mysterious murder, revenge and redemption.
Trailer: Jinpa by Pema Tseden
"On an isolated road passing through the vast barren plains of Tibet, a truck driver who has accidentally run over a sheep chances upon a young man who is hitching a ride. As they drive and chat, the truck driver notices that his new friend has a silver dagger strapped to his leg. He comes to understand that his man is out to kill someone, who wronged him earlier in life. As he drops the hitchhiker off at a fork in the road, little does the truck driver realize that their short time together has changed everything, and that their destinies are inexorably intertwined." IMBd
Filmmaker's Bio
Pema Tseden was born in the Amdo region of Tibet. He was a son of pastoralists and studied at the Northwest Nationalities University in Lanzhou. He worked as a teacher and civil servant while writing and publishing to critical acclaim in Tibetan and Chinese. In 2002, he was the first Tibetan to attend the Beijing Film Academy and in 2005 his film, Silent Holy Stones (2005), won the Golden Rooster Award, the PRC's top film award, for Best Directorial Debut. The Search (2009) won the Special Jury Award at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival. Old Dog (2011) won Best Picture in the Tokyo International Film Festival and won Best Native Feature at the Brooklyn Film Festival. Tharlo (2015) won the Golden Horse Award in Taiwan for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Best Film award at the Tokyo Filmex, among other awards. Jinpa (2018) won Best Screenplay at the Venice International Film Festival and won Best Director at the Golden Horse Awards. Balloon (2019) premiered in North America at the Toronto International Film Festival and won Best Screenplay at the Chicago International Film Festival, among others.
Pema Tseden served on Machik's Advisory Board for many years. He passed away on 8 May 2023, leaving behind one of the greatest storytelling legacies in Tibetan history.
Trailer: Jinpa by Pema Tseden
"On an isolated road passing through the vast barren plains of Tibet, a truck driver who has accidentally run over a sheep chances upon a young man who is hitching a ride. As they drive and chat, the truck driver notices that his new friend has a silver dagger strapped to his leg. He comes to understand that his man is out to kill someone, who wronged him earlier in life. As he drops the hitchhiker off at a fork in the road, little does the truck driver realize that their short time together has changed everything, and that their destinies are inexorably intertwined." IMBd
Filmmaker's Bio
Pema Tseden was born in the Amdo region of Tibet. He was a son of pastoralists and studied at the Northwest Nationalities University in Lanzhou. He worked as a teacher and civil servant while writing and publishing to critical acclaim in Tibetan and Chinese. In 2002, he was the first Tibetan to attend the Beijing Film Academy and in 2005 his film, Silent Holy Stones (2005), won the Golden Rooster Award, the PRC's top film award, for Best Directorial Debut. The Search (2009) won the Special Jury Award at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival. Old Dog (2011) won Best Picture in the Tokyo International Film Festival and won Best Native Feature at the Brooklyn Film Festival. Tharlo (2015) won the Golden Horse Award in Taiwan for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Best Film award at the Tokyo Filmex, among other awards. Jinpa (2018) won Best Screenplay at the Venice International Film Festival and won Best Director at the Golden Horse Awards. Balloon (2019) premiered in North America at the Toronto International Film Festival and won Best Screenplay at the Chicago International Film Festival, among others.
Pema Tseden served on Machik's Advisory Board for many years. He passed away on 8 May 2023, leaving behind one of the greatest storytelling legacies in Tibetan history.