2003
Run time: 104 min.

unrated

Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion
Behind the secrets ... beyond your imagination ...
An unforgettable epic of courage and compassion.

From the Academy Award® winning producers of BROKEN RAINBOW and Zambuling Pictures

Narrated by: Martin Sheen
Featuring the Voices of: Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Shirley Knight, Edward Edwards
Produced by: Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd, Tom Peosay, Sue Peosay
Directed and Photographed by: Tom Peosay

Synopsis: Ten years in the making, this award-winning feature-length documentary was filmed during nine remarkable journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal.

CRY OF THE SNOW LION brings audiences to the long-forbidden "rooftop of the world" with an unprecedented richness of imagery... from rarely-seen rituals in remote monasteries, to horse races with Khamba warriors; from brothels and slums in the holy city of Lhasa, to magnificent Himalayan peaks still traveled by nomadic yak caravans.<

The dark secrets of Tibet's recent past are powerfully chronicled through personal stories and interviews, and a collection of undercover and archival images never before assembled in one film.

A definitive exploration of a legendary subject, CRY OF THE SNOW LION is an epic story of courage and compassion.

"Impeccably made ... breathtaking ... a more concise and affecting summation of the Tibetan crisis would be hard to imagine"

- New York Times

"[An] unabashedly heart-tugging documentary."

- New York Daily News

* Best Documentary/Audience Award - 2003 Bahamas Int'l Film Festival
* Best Documentary/Audience Award - 2003 Santa Barbara Int'l Film Festival
* Special Jury Award - 2003 Banff Mountain Film Festival
* Special Jury Award - 2003 Graz Mountain Film Festival
* Special Jury Award - 2003 Poprad Mountain Film Festival
* Special Jury Award - 2003 Trento Mountain Film Festival
* Official Selection - 2003 Bangkok Int'l Film Festival
* Official Selection - 2003 IFP Los Angeles Film Festival
* Official Selection - 2003 Seattle Int'l Film Festival
* Official Selection - 2003 Sydney Film Festival
* Official Selection - 2003 Toronto Int'l Film Festival

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