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I am Pema

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Producer(s)	Sam Wangyal
Director(s)	Sam Wangyal
Release Date	2009
Work In Progress	No
Runtime	12 minutes min
Format(s)	none
Language(s)	English
Youth Media	No

Film Description

...is a short film by Sam Wangyal and Andrea Paffetti that paints a lyrical reflection on displacement and hope. Seven year old Pema was sent into exile from Tibet by her parents, in their attempt to give her an education immersed in Tibetan culture. The cost of their dream could be that they never see each other again. Pema trekked over the Himalayas with a group of 39 children escaping from their oppressed homeland to seek freedom in exile. The film flows a day in Pema’s world - her optimism tinged with sadness at missing her parents. The young girl demonstrates remarkable strength in settling into a strange new world in a new country with new parents making new friends and discoveries along the way. Of course return to Tibet is unthinkable!

Shot in India and Tibet with HDV professional cameras. The dialogue is in Tibetan with English, Italian, French and German subtitles.

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Last Updated On:	October 21, 2009