The Preserving Tibetan Culture Series
Monday, August 14, 2023 at 11:38AM The Preserving Tibetan Culture Three Hour Series
This three hour series of exquisite films was produced and directed by Roger Charret, a long time traveler to Nepal and the Tibetian enclaves created and protected by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
Dalai Lama is a title given by the Tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.[3] The 14th and incumbent Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso, who lives in exile as a refugee in India. The Dalai Lama is also considered to be the successor in a line of tulkus who are believed[2] to be incarnations of Avalokiteśvara,[1] the Bodhisattva of Compassion.[4][5]
The Films...
1. Masters of the Mind
In Dharamsala, in northwestern India, there is an important Tibetan community in exile, and there are dozens of others throughout the country, following the invasion of Tibet by China in 1950. It is the capital and heart of Tibet in the land of welcome, because it is here that lives the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of 7 million Tibetans. Under his enlightened leadership, the main institutions destroyed in Tibet have been restored, and continue to thrive...world-wide.
Watch the Trailer Here...
MASTERS OF THE MIND...TIBETAN COMMUNITIES IN EXILE_TRAILER_1080_EN.mp4 from sarasotafringefilms on Vimeo.
2. Ladakh...On the Road to Progress
Ladakh, often called little Tibet, is in northwestern India. An ancient independent kingdom of Tibetan origin, it is isolated in the middle of the Himalayas, on the borders of Pakistan, China and Tibet. In 1960, it took the creation of one of the highest highways in the world to open Ladakh. In 1974 the highway was opened to tourists. Today, Ladakh has now gone from the age of yak caravans to that of 4X4 convoys!
Watch the Trailer Here...
TRAILER_LADAKH...ON THE ROAD TO PROGRESS_1080_EN from sarasotafringefilms on Vimeo.
3. The Children of Tibet
The Children's Villages were created to provide Tibetan children with an education that encompasses and strives to preserve all aspects of traditional Tibetan life, culture, art, music, literature, and philosophy. In The Children's Villages, the schoolchildren are offered a complete education, and their adage is "Come to learn, leave to serve".
Watch the Trailer Here...
TRAILER_THE CHILDREN OF TIBET...FROM EXILE TO HOPE_1080_EN from sarasotafringefilms on Vimeo.
Purchase Options for the Three Hour "Preserving Tibetan Culture Series"
A Note About Our Academic and Institutional Pricing
3 Educational DVDs with PPR: $225
Anytime you want to screen a film on campus, Public Performance Rights (PPR) needs to be obtained. Copyright law (USC 17§101) defines a public performance as occurring in a public space or if it is in any place if "a substantial number of persons outside of a normal circle of a family and its acquaintances" is gathered there. This would include classrooms, meeting rooms, auditoriums, dorm lounges, etc. However, copyright law (USC 17§110) also provides an exception for face-to-face teaching activities in a nonprofit educational institution.
Digital Site License with PPR: $275
A DSL grants educational institutions and/or non-profit organizations a limited license to host and stream a film online to students, faculty and staff on their password-protected server. This license is granted for three years. The key advantage of purchasing a DSL is that once uploaded, an unlimited number of viewers can access the film from multiple locations simultaneously.
3 DVD + DSL bundle PPR: $325
3 DVD K-12, Institutions, Public Library with PPR: $175
3 Personal DVDs or File Downloads: $87.50