Of 9 films from Bhutan, 8 making world premieres
Advertiser Staff
Eight films from Bhutan will make their world premiere at the Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts, in association with the exhibit "The Dragon's Gift: The Sacred Art of Bhutan." A ninth film in the series, "The Golden Cup," premiered in Thailand last year.
Tickets per screening are $7 general, $6 students, seniors and military, $5 museum members, unless otherwise noted. 532-8700.
The films:
Directed by Kinley Dorji; 2006, 103 minutes
Michael, a New Yorker, is separated from his group and injured while trekking in Bhutan. He's rescued by a yak-herder girl, Tshomo, who had never before encountered a foreigner. Romantic complications follow.
Screening at 7:30 p.m. today as part of the ongoing Friends of Film Friday series; walk-in tickets, if available, are $15 general, $14 museum members.
Also screening at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Directed by Karma Deki; 2007, 157 minutes
The happiness of a textile researcher and his new wife is threatened until he realizes he must make amends with a woman he betrayed long ago.
6:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday
Directed by Karma Deki; 2007, 143 minutes
A grandmother tells of her joys and sorrows as a farmer's daughter in a time when wealthy landowners exploited landless peasants.
6:30 p.m. Monday, 1 p.m. Tuesday
Directed by Tshering Wangyel; 2006, 130 minutes
A portrait of daily life in a rural village in central Bhutan. A couple breaks up because of his family's objections; and her mother reveals that the women in her family suffer from a curse.
6:30 p.m. Tuesday
Directed by Namgey Retty; 2007, 147 minutes
The Bhutanese believe that when someone dies, his soul visits loved ones during a period that lasts up to the 49th day after death. This film tells a tragic love story of a wealthy young man and a country girl.
1 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Directed by Gyem Dorji; 2005, 149 minutes
Based on a legend about a young Indian princess and her heartbreaking sacrifice.
1 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday
Directed by Pelden Dorji; 2007, 94 minutes
A nomadic boy and his yak have one big thing in common: They both lost their mothers at birth.
1 p.m. March 28-29
Directed by Pelden Dorji; 2007, 145 minutes
Love prevails in a story about a beautiful woman and the poetic man she loves — and the forces that threaten their happiness.
6:30 p.m. March 29 and 1 p.m. March 30
Directed by Kesang P. Jigmee; 150 minutes
In 1500 A.D. in southern Tibet, a tyrannical ruler is murdered by those he exploited. Those people must now flee to the south to escape government reprisals, but one family is separated.
6:30 p.m. March 30
"Euchung Lhamo" tells of a love that triumphs over all. It's scheduled to screen March 29 and 30 at the Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts, as part of a series of films from Bhutan.
