A Song for Tibet

A Song for Tibet
Directed by	Anne Henderson
Produced by	Anne Henderson Ali Kazimi Kent Martin Colin Neale Abby Jack Neidik
Written by	Erna Buffie Anne Henderson
Music by	Neil Smolar
Cinematography	Ali Kazimi Pierre Landry Lynda Pelley
Edited by	Anne Henderson
Release dates	1991
Running time	57 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

A Song for Tibet is a 1991 Canadian short documentary film about efforts of Tibetans in exile, led by the Dalai Lama, to free their homeland and preserve their heritage. Directed by Anne Henderson, A Song for Tibet received the Award for Best Short Documentary at the 13th Genie Awards as well as the People's Choice Award for Best Documentary Film at the Hawaii International Film Festival. The film was co-produced by Arcady Films, DLI Productions and the National Film Board of Canada. Ali Kazimi was director of photography.

The film focuses on two Tibetans in exile in Canada: Thubten Samdup, who escaped from Tibet after the 1959 uprising against the Chinese, who teaches traditional performing arts in Montreal and heads the Canada-Tibet Committee; and Dicki Chhoyang, born in a refugee camp in India, who knows Tibet only through stories recounted by her parents. The film follows Dicki and Samdup from Montreal to Dharamshala, India and also documents the Dalai Lama's first public appearance in Canada.

External links

• Watch A Song for Tibet at NFB.ca
• A Song for Tibet at IMDb