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AsiaLENS - Drokpa: Nomads of Tibet

Event Type
Film Screening
Sponsor
Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies/Asian Educational Media Service; Spurlock Museum
Location
Spurlock Museum Knight Auditorium (600 S. Gregory Street, Urbana)
Date
Nov 12, 2019   7:00 pm  
Cost
Free and open to the public
Contact
Jason Finkelman
E-Mail
finkelma@illinois.edu
Views
202

The grasslands of the Tibetan plateau are home to the source of Asia’s major rivers. Nearly half of humanity depends on this water for survival. Tibetan nomads, known as DROKPA have roamed on this land for thousands of years. Set in the high plateau of eastern Tibet, Drokpa is an intimate portrait of the lives and struggles of an extended family of Tibetan nomads whose life in on the cusp of irreversible change as once lush grasslands are rapidly turning into deserts, revealing the unprecedented environmental and sociopolitical forces that are pushing the Tibetan nomads to the edge of their existence.

AsiaLENS is a series of free public film screenings and discussion programs—organized by the Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS)/Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies (CEAPS) in collaboration with the Spurlock Museum—presenting recent documentary and independent films on issues reflecting contemporary life in Asia. Local and visiting experts introduce the films and lead audiences in post-screening discussions.

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