Fwd: DVD: The Political Activism of Tibetan Nuns

[Randy LaPolla]

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> From: "Bruno Films" <ellen at brunofilms.com>
> Subject: DVD: The Political Activism of Tibetan Nuns
> Date: 2 March 2012 2:16:12 AM GMT+08:00
> To: TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS-request at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
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> The Award Winning Film
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> SATYA: A Prayer for the Enemy
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> The Political Activism of Tibetan Nuns
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> In a deeply personal and lyrical style,
> Satya: A Prayer for the Enemy
> focuses on the testimonies of nuns
> who take courageous stands
> against the Chinese occupation's
>  continued religious oppression
> and human rights abuses
> in occupied Tibet.
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> REVIEWS
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> "Through a fascinating and subtle interplay between sound and image the film dramatizes the painful effects of Chinese Communist repression of Buddhist beliefs in Tibet, and the determination of Buddhist monks to continue their struggle despite torture and imprisonment. The exquisite photography, the slow. methodical but deeply engaging editing rhythms, along with the inevitability of change, make the film seem 
> a perfect expression of Buddhist thought."
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>             — Jurors, The San Francisco Film Festival
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> "SATYA addresses the spiritual consequences of Chinese rule by registering the quiet outrage of teen-age nuns who have been forced by the Chinese to violate their Buddhist vows.
> Their strength is described with delicate obliqueness, in slow, blurred, deliberate images that take on the quality of a sustained chant. Ms. Bruno echoes Mr. Herzog's way of linking mood with meditation to travel well past the bounds of ordinary communication."
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>                   — Janet Maslin, The New York Times
> An 18-year-old Tibetan nun set herself on fire last week in an act of defiance against repressive Chinese rule in Tibet.
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> Choezin shouted slogans of protest against the Chinese government before setting herself on fire at a junction close to the nunnery.
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> As many as 22 monks, nuns and ordinary Tibetans have set themselves on fire in the past year, calling for religious freedom and basic human rights for Tibetans.
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> At least 12 have died from their injuries. 
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> To view a clip:
> http://www.brunofilms.com/satya.html
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> Since the Chinese occupation of Tibet, more than one million Tibetans have been tortured, executed or starved to death for their role in demonstrations against the Chinese occupation.
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> Tibetan nuns have fearlessly staged demonstrations for independence. Countless nuns have been imprisoned and tortured for shouting slogans, criticizing the Chinese state in conversations with foreigners, possessing posters which call for Tibetan independence, or hoisting the Tibetan flag. The treatment they receive as political prisoners is brutal. 
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> To order this award-winning film:
> www.brunofilms.com
> 800.343.5540
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> "A masterpiece of filmmaking. This film demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of educating and art-making."
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> "The images in SATYA are often strikingly beautiful: a candle flickering in a temple, Tibetan children smiling in the sun, a rain soaked street at night. Out of these horrific tales Bruno has created a powerfully uplifting film."
>                                      — Doug Kim, Time Out
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> "An evocative, poetic film made with wisdom and insight. If more films were made with a conscience even remotely close to this one, the world be a different place."
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> "In viewing Satya one sees the Native American, the Black South African, the African American, the Mexican, the Jew...the film begs the viewer to act against violence and oppression of all mankind."
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>    — Jurors, The National Educational Film Festival
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