Thupten N. Chakrishar is a trained filmmaker, film editor, cinematographer, and graphic/web designer, mixed media artist, 3D animator, author, poet and activist. At the age of 19, he became the first and youngest Tibetan in exile to write and publish a fictional novel in English, "Anything for Tibet, My beloved Country," published by Paljor Publications. This work was followed by his anthology of poems, "Young Tibet." Thupten's articles draw a huge readership among Tibetan and non-Tibetan readers. After years having been published on the internet, his controversial piece, "Rinpoche, where's the magic?" still remains the most read article in popular Tibetan sites like www.phayul.com

Thupten's first film, "The Paradox of Our Age", was based on the poem by the same title by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Since then he has directed, shot and edited numerous promos, mini documentaries and news content. On July 2006, Thupten's first documentary film in Tibetan language, about a 12 -yr old musical prodigy Tenzin Kunsel, "Following Kunsel: Saving our past for the future," was released to overwhelming applause and critical acclaim at the Office of Tibet, New York City. His current Project "When the Iron Bird Flies" is now in post-production.