NYILAM

A Tibetan refugee in India reconnects with her granddaughter in the U.S. by passing down her possessions. Dreamlike sequences are interrupted by devastating realities of Chinese occupation and struggles in exile.

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NYILAM (2016), Experimental narrative short. TRT 10:12 min. English, Tibetan with English subtitles

Featuring Tendell Sangmo, Tenzin Tara and Tenzin Woebhum
Screenplay, directed and edited by Prakshi Malik
Vocals by Maryam Houshyar

 

OFFICIAL SELECTION:
2017 MNTV/FilmNorth Showcase on TPT (Twin Cities PBS) and the Walker Art Center