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Fire Under the Snow
A Documentary Film by Makoto Sasa
Click on link below to view an excerpt:
Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan Buddhist monk since childhood, was arrested by the Chinese communist army in 1959. He spent the next 33 years in prison for the “crimes” of demonstrating peacefully and refusing to falsely denounce his teacher as an Indian spy. He was tortured, starved and forced to perform hard labor. He watched his nation and culture destroyed, his teachers, friends and family displaced, jailed or killed by the Chinese occupiers. Despite this, he remained unbroken, keeping the flame of his spirit ablaze. Fire Under the Snow reveals the contours of a stunningly dramatic and inspirational story: the survival of a mind and soul under unthinkable duress.
Featuring music by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
"****...Powerful"
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Tribeca Film Festival
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April 23-May 4, 2008
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June 11-15, 2008
Maui Film Festival
Maui, Hawaii
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August 8-14, 2008
DocuWeek-Village East Cinema
New York, NY
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August 14-21, 2008
Asian Film Festival
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August 22-28, 2008
DocuWeek - Arclight Theater
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October 2-10, 2008
13th Pusan International Film Festival
Pusan, South Korea
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Mill Valley Film Festival
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October 16-21, 2008
CINEMABIENTE - International Environmental Film Festival
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22nd Leeds International Film Festival
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25th Annual Olympia Film Festival
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Amnesty International Film Festival
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November 13-16, 2008
Reel Awareness - Amnesty International Human Rights Film Festival
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November 13-16, 2008
United Nations Association of Monterey Bay
9th Annual International Film Festival
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November 13-23, 2008
Starz Denver Film Festival -
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November 17, 2008
Peace and Human Rights International Film Festival
Valencia, Spain
November 20-30, 2008
21st International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam(IDFA)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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December 1-14, 2008
Levante Film Festival
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University of Rhode Island
January 30-February 8, 2009
Victoria Film Festival
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February 4-8, 2009
Seattle Human Rights Film Festival
Seattle, WA
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February 13, 2009
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Missoula, MT
March 8, 2009
Tibet Relief Fund
London, UK
March 10, 2009
Taiwan Friends of Tibet
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March 11, 2009
Westminster College
Salt Lake City, UT
March 12-22, 2009
Montreal Human Rights Film Festival
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March 14, 2009
Chapter Cinema
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Watershed
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March 18, 2009
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Cornerhouse
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University of Hawaii
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May 9, 2009
92Y Tribeca
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May 28, 2009
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
May 29-June 7, 2009
International Environmental Film Festival (FICMA)
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June 13-18, 2009
Vancity Theatre
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre
Buffalo, NY
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Director Makoto Sasa in person