SYNERGY NIGHT / ‘Journey from Zanskar’

The Zanskar region of Tibet is geographically remote, caught in a cycle of poverty and under siege from the Chinese who surround them and show little respect to their Buddhist traditions. In such a place, educating children is no easy task, and illiteracy is an epidemic in Zanskar. Filmmaker Frederick Marx follows two Tibetan monks as they ferry a handful of children, ages 4 through 12, to Manali in the documentary Journey From Zanskar, which focuses on the difficult voyage (the travelers must cover a significant part of the distance on foot, while horses and busses handle the rest), the issues of education and culture in Tibet, and the natural beauty of the land many of the children are leaving behind forever.

Friday 24th Feb