Monday, March 22nd, 2010


Production Credits
History of Momos
Director : Tenzin Tsetan Choklay
Release Date : 2007
Genre : drama
Runtime : 11 min
Country : South Korea
Filming Location : South Korea
Language : Tibetan with English subtitles

Synopsis

It's a loud Saturday night in Seoul, the capital of South Korea and one of the largest and busiest cities in East Asia. A Tibetan man living alone in his temporary home in this Korean city remembers his real home far away in the Himalayas. With no friends and family around in this new city, food connects him to his past and his people. The making of a night's dinner takes the lonely man on a journey that evokes both his senses and emotions. The making of momos is usually a family affair in Tibetan culture, where the whole family gathers in the kitchen to prepare this dish.


Biography

Tenzin Tsetan Choklay

Tenzin Tsetan Choklay is a Tibetan filmmaker currently based in New York City. Born to Tibetan refugee parents, Tenzin grew up in Dharamsala, the headquarters of the Tibetan exiles in India. Tenzin studied screen writing and directing at the Korean Academy of Film Arts, South Korea's leading national film school. Tenzin has several short films under his belt as a writer and director and has been actively involved in the production of numerous feature films and documentaries in the past years.