The Art House at Restaurant Row will present "The Power of Truth" series of films from and about Tibet from Friday through Nov. 21. The films to be screened are: Restaurant Row features
series of films about Tibet
Star-Bulletin staff
"The Power of Truth: According to the Dalai Lama": The Dalai Lama shares his message of nonviolence and the need for "a warm heart with human intelligence." Behind images of Mount Everest and Lhasa is the devastating effect of "re-education" by Chinese communists. At the center of this, the Dalai Lama shares his beliefs in peace and humanity. "The Tibetan struggle is the competition between the power of truth and the power of gun," he says. "The power of truth will always remain. The power of gun, the power of force, in the long run becomes weaker and weaker." Directed by Irene Greve, Denmark.
Screens at 1, 5:15 and 9:45 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 19; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21."Saltmen of Tibet": Four men meticulously plan a grueling three-month yak caravan to fetch precious salt from the holy lakes of northern Tibet. Shot under extreme conditions in one of the world's most remote locations, this work documents the ancient traditions and day-to-day rituals of a Tibetan nomadic community. Directed by Ulrike Koch, Germany.
Screens at 1, 5:15 and 9:45 p.m. Friday and Nov. 18."Ram Dass: Fierce Grace": In the 1960s, Richard Alpert and Timothy Leary were to spiritual awareness what the Stones were to rock 'n' roll. As Harvard faculty members, they began experimenting with LSD and in 1963 were, famously, expelled by the university. While Leary continued to tune in, turn on and drop out, Alpert -- whose father was a wealthy attorney and president of the NY-New Haven Railroad morphed into Ram Dass, a serious spiritual leader, author and lecturer. Directed by Mickey Lemle, United States.
Screens at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 19; 1, 5:15 and 9:45 p.m. Nov. 21."Lung Ta: The Forgotten Tibet": Images of one of the most beautiful areas on earth are contrasted with narration by Richard Gere recounting the horrors inflicted on the country during 40 years of Chinese occupation. Directed by Marie Jaoul de Poncheville, France.
Screens at 3 and 7 p.m. Friday and Nov. 18."Sherpa: Unsung Heroes": From the origins of Himalayan mountaineering and the first expeditions to utilize the unique strengths of the Sherpa tribe, this documentary covers the arduous training program of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute. The institute produces the mountaineering porters, women whose strength and expertise have been the support for many expeditions on Mount Everest. Directed by Win Whittaker, U.S.
Screens at 1, 5:15 and 9:45 p.m. Sunday; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20."Himalaya": When his son dies returning from Tibet's salt lakes, Tinle blames Karma, his son's friend, refuses to give Karma his blessing as the new chief and organizes a rival caravan to take the salt to lower Nepal to trade for grain. He, a few old men, his son's widow, his grandson and his second son, a monk, set out on the arduous journey. Directed by Erc Valli, Nepal/France.
Screens at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday; 1, 5:15 and 9:45 p.m. Nov. 20.
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