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| The Hemis Festival
& Six Ornaments of Naropa |
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Script: Tsering Nurbo Martsey
English Narration: Rebecca Norman
Narration: Padma Shree Morup
Namgyal
Vocal: Tsering Chorol
Directed by: Tsering Nurboo
Martsey & Ge. Nawang Chinba Shey
Price: Rs. 380
Email:
karmasonam306@yahoo.com The first ever film approved by Hemis
Gompa. This documentary captures the essence of the
festival; year 2004 marks the unveiling of the Guru
Padma Sambhava Thanka, an event that happens once in
twelve year. H H The twelth Gyalwang Drukpa Rinpochey
donned the six sacred ornaments at Shey, making 2004
very auspicious, the mysticism, glamour and festivities
in the rituals and ceremonies are showcased to make
the event easier to understand.
A learning experience, the documentary is journey in
itself.
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| LADAGS MELONG VIDEO
CD |
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(Price 80 rupees per VCD)
Produced from Melong Media House
Email: melong1@sancharnet.in
Ladags Melong Video is
an addition to its print version, which has been a household
name in society since 1993. With the coming of a variety
of video albums, Ladags Melong felt the need for a video
magazine to educate both literates and illiterates about
issues facing Ladakh. Thereafter Melong team put their
hearts and souls into gathering news and views, and
produced the first volume with much excitement. Most
Venerable Chhogon Rinpoche released it on October 15,
2004.
The video lab owners say that Melong Video has created
its own category.Melong Video has rich contents ranging
from religion to science, and politics to entertainment.
It also covers current controversial issues and gives
a chance for people to express a variety of viewpoints.
The content and the local language could be why more
and more viewers have got hooked on it.
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| In a democracy with freedom
of speech and expression, Ladags Melong Video serves as a forum
for differing opinions and ideas to be expressed to the public.
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| Tsondus
The Effort |
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(available in VCD and DVD)
Produced from SECMOL Media House
Email: info@secmol.org
Tsondus is a 55 - minute
film made by the Media Section at SECMOL Campus Phey,
and became the first ever feature film to be digitally
edited as well as directed and produced, in Ladakhis.
Tsondus, implies hard work or effort in Ladakh. The
film is about a girl Kunzes, Played by Dechen Spalzes,
a duding young actress from Igu.
Kunzes studies secretly while private tutors come and
teach her master's son and daughter pay no attention
to the tutor's lesson waste their time with friends
in bars, she secretly works hard in her room. The teacher
also supports her when she expresses interest in taking
the 10th class exam. When the family learns about her
enrolment for the metric exam, they laugh and ridicule
her. But finally when the results of the exam are announced,
the rich kids fail while Kunzes passes.
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Rather than taking an easy ad lucrative government
job, Kunzes after her studies chooses to work in far away villages
to improve the schools and to mobilise the people to take care
of their children's education.
The popularity of the film is not only among Ladakhis but also
among the tourists as it has English subtitles. |
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