While researching about Nepal and the Himalayas, another of my Peace Corps group suggested this film called “Tashi and the Monk”. And I thought I would share the movie with you all.
Tashi and the Monk
TASHI AND THE MONK from Pilgrim Films on Vimeo.
About
On a remote mountaintop a brave social experiment is taking place.
Buddhist Monk Lobsang was trained under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama but 8 years ago he left behind a life as a spiritual teacher in the United States to create a unique community in the foothills of the Himalayas which rescues orphaned and neglected children.
5 year-old Tashi is the newest arrival. Her mother recently passed away and she’s been abandoned by her alcoholic father. Wild and troubled, Tashi is struggling to find her place amongst 84 new siblings.
Lobsang has channeled his own unhappy childhood into an opportunity for other ‘uninvited guests of the universe’ to avoid a similar fate. But Can the community’s love and compassion transform Tashi’s alienation and tantrums into a capacity to make her first real friend?
Directed by Andrew Hinton & Johnny Burke.
Winner Outstanding Short Documentary Emmy 2016 and 25 Film Festival Awards
Links
Learn more about the Jhamtse Gatsal Children’s Community, the film and how you might be able to help Tashi and other kids like her @ http://tashiandthemonk.com
You can watch the entire film @ https://vimeo.com/242367699
And they have a Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/tashiandthemonk
Did you watch the full video? What did you think? Have you found some good videos about Nepal? What did you like about them? Please share your comments or links (to other videos) below. Thanks.
