CU Tibetan Film Festival! 2025.04.22-24

Diversity Plaza
Kesang Tseten, filmmaker
On Tuesday, April 22 | Hale 270 | 7:00 pm 

"Drawing inspiration from Frederick Wiseman’s classic aesthetic, Nepalese filmmaker Kesang Tseten spends a year observing the community and culture of Himalayan immigrants in and around the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. During the buildup to the 2020 U.S. Census, the inhabitants reveal their motivation to have their presence recorded, encouraged by visits from their political representatives, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In carefully captured verite footage, we see a rich portrait of people deeply connected to homeland traditions while adjusting to life in exile."


Royal Cafe
Tenzin Dazel and Remy Carite, filmmakers
On Thursday, April 24 | Hale 270 | 7:00 pm 

"Dazel, a young Swiss-born Tibetan woman staying in Paris, abandons her humdrum life to pursue her dream of becoming a filmmaker. In the process, she discovers Royal cafe, a small Sri Lankan eatery in the Chapelle area that serves Tibetan food and is frequented by exiled Tibetans. As she passes time in the café, looking for inspiration and a cast for her film, Dazel’s life unfolds alongside the desires, disappointments and loneliness of her fellow diners. Royal Café eschews stereotypes of Tibetans living in exile to portray the simple realities of their lives."


CU's Tibetan Film Festival 2025 is sponsored by the Tibet Himalaya Initiative, Center for Asian Studies, and the Department of Anthropology.
For further information, please contact Professor Carole McGranahan carole.mcgranahan@colorado.edu