The six short films offer insight into contemporary Tibetan filmmaking and showcase a diversity of Tibetan perspectives, stories, and aesthetics across genres and geographical contexts.
A Phone Call - Kunchok Rabten | 2025 | India | Fic. | Tibetan with English subtitles | 14’
A single Tibetan mother sends her only son to India in the hope of a better future but fate has a different plan.
Memories of Monsoon - Dolker Angotsang, Manfei Li, Pimonwan Poli | 2022 | Switzerland | Animation | 4’
A young woman finds a dead dragonfly and looks into its eyes. For a brief moment, she is transported back to memories of her childhood and her grandmother.
Origins - Loden | 2022 | Tibet | Fic | Tibetan with English subtitles | 14’
After the sudden death of his lover, Karma plunges into the abyss to follow her. Trapped between life and death, his consciousness drifts in a mystical limbo. In the hospital, doctors try to save Karma with modern technology, while Tibetan shamans attempt to reconcile his spirit with their traditions.
Watermill / Chunthag - Jamyang Phuntsok | 2024 | India | Fic. | Tibetan, Hindi with English subtitles | 10’
Mindruk, a Tibetan tsampa (roasted barley flour) seller, relies on a nearby Indian village for sourcing the barley grains and grinding them. Having secured a big order, he goes to the village but struggles to find the watermill owner. As his wife pressures him to get the job done, he hears conflicting accounts about the missing miller.
The Hunter and the Skeleton - Gentsu Gyatso | 2012 | Tibet | Animation | Tibetan with English subtitles | 27’
This animated film is an adaptation of a traditional Tibetan folktale in which a hunter encounters a mysterious, skeletal creature in the wilderness. Uncertain whether the creature is a friend or foe, the hunter soon becomes hunted and has to outwit the fearsome skeleton. Through this unsettling encounter, the film explores fear, desire, karma, compassion, and the fragile relationship between humanity and nature. By combining traditional Tibetan storytelling, the Tibetan Karzé dialect, and contemporary animation, the film presents an ancient tale using modern visual language.