Mumbai, July 6: On the occasion of international observance of World Tibet Day, Friends of Tibet will screen Martin Scorsese’s highly acclaimed film ‘Kundun’ at 6:00pm on Monday, July 6, 2009 at the Max Mueller Bhavan, Kala Ghoda, Next to Jahangir Art Gallery, Bombay. Entrance is free to all.
Kundun (1997; Duration: 120 min; Direction: Martin Scorsese): Martin Scorsese’s internationally acclaimed Kundun, is based on the life of the Dalai Lama. ‘Kundun’ literally means ‘presence.’ It traces the story of Tenzin Gyatso, the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet, from his divine recognition as a two-and-a-half-year-old child to the day when Tibet was invaded by the Chinese Red Army in 1959, forcing him to live in exile in Dharamshala. The film charts the extraordinary growth of Dalai Lama from a giggling child into a world leader who raised the global consciousness about the Buddhist society, and the plight of Tibet and its people. The film has an evocative music score by Philip Glass. Scorsese was forced to film in Morocco after the Chinese authorities refused him permission to enter Tibet.
World Tibet Day
Founded in 1998 by Richard Rosenkranz, a Pulitzer Prize nominee in history, World Tibet Day was created with three main goals: first to create an annual worldwide event to help restore essential freedoms for those living in Chinese occupied Tibet; second to increase awareness of the genocidal threats to the Tibetan people; and third, to celebrate the unique beauty and value of Tibetan culture and thought. World Tibet Day has grown into one of the most important events on the Tibetan calendar. The event is held on July 6 – birthday of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama.
Friends of Tibet will observe World Tibet Day across the country with various programmes highlighting the issue of Tibet. To know more call: (022) 26409612, 9967021592 or email: support@friendsoftibet.org.
To know more about World Tibet Day, visit: www.worldtibetday.org
