Wednesday, March 17th, 2010


Production Credits
The Silent Holy Stones
Director : Padma Tseten
Release Date : 2005
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 102 min
Country : China
Filming Location : Tibet, China
Language : Tibetan with English subtitles

Synopsis

The Silent Holy Stones

The Silent Holy Stones is Director Padma Tseten's debut feature from the preeminent Tibetan filmmaker working today. The Silent Holy Stones is a restrained, unhurried story of a 10-year old Tibetan monk who has the chance to spend a few days at New Year with his family in their village a day's horse-ride away. The boy's journey to his village and back to the monastery bring to light the intertwined forces of westernization and consumerism that are a powerful presence even in a small Tibetan farming community.


Biography

Pedma Tseten

Padma Tseten was born in the Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province. He holds a post-graduate degree in Tibetan language and literature from Northwest University, and also studied at the Beijing Film Academy. He has directed the short film, The Grassland and the documentary, Tibet Shaman. His features include The Silent Holy Stone andThe Old Dog and The Search.