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Blindsight
$24.95 | 108 minutes
This documentary from director Lucy Walker (DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND) follows a group of blind teenagers as they ascend Lhakpa Ri, the 23,000 foot peak on Mount Everest's north face. Led by renowned mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer, the young Tibetans set out on an incredible if dangerous journey…
Hidden Treasure
$19.95 | 0 minutes
Winner of the 2004 NY Film Festival's 2004 Feature Film Genre Award, HIDDEN TREASURE is the debut from Nepalese director-producer team Zivesh Yonjan and Rajesh Gurung. The film is a vital reflection on the Nepalese underclass, using the lives of stone quarry workers as a backdrop. Yonjan and Gurung explore issues of family, labor, and&hellip…
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$9.95 | minutes
Winner of the NY Film Festival's 2004 Feature Film Genre Award, HIDDEN TREASURE is the debut from Nepalese director-producer team Zivesh Yonjan and Rajesh Gurung. The film is a vital reflection on the Nepalese underclass, using the lives of stone quarry workers as a backdrop. Yonjan and Gurung explore issues of family, labor, and love&hellip…
Himalaya
$28.95 | 104 minutes
It is caravan time in Dolpo, high in the Himalayas of Nepal. The villagers must trek for days across the mountains with laden yaks to trade their salt for grain. But when Karma (Gurgon Kyap) returns to the village with the body of Lhakpa, leader of the caravan and son of the old chief Tinle (Thinlen Lhondup), the new chief blames Karma&hellip…
The Saltmen of Tibet
$25.95 | 110 minutes
THE SALTMEN OF TIBET is a film documenting the traditions and rituals of a small Tibetan group of nomads in one of the most remote locations in the world. The holy salt lakes of the Chantang region in Tibet is the destination of a three-month pilgrimage surrounded by beauty, untainted landscapes, and the dedicated strength of a nomadic…