As part of the 2005 New Jersey Fall Film Series, the Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center and the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies present the New Jersey Film Festival Selections on Tibet. Both films are cosponsored by Rutgers University Students for a Free Tibet.


The Reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche
Thursday, September 15, 2005
7:30 p.m.
Loree Hall Room 024
72 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ

A remarkable documentary about the discovery of a three-year-old boy deemed to be the reincarnation of the revered Tibetan monk Khensur Rinpoche. Traveling to India and Nepal, the filmmakers chronicle the epic quest to find the living reincarnation of a spiritual master after a letter smuggled out of Tibet describes a young child who displays extraordinary qualities and knowledge beyond his years. In French, subtitled. 1991; 62 min.

Lung Ta: The Forgotten Tibet
Thursday, September 22, 2005
7:30 p.m.
Loree Hall Room 024
72 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ

Exquisitely photographed images of mountainous, snow-swept Tibet—one of the most beautiful regions on earth—are contrasted with an evocative narration by Richard Gere recounting the horrors inflicted on this nation and its people during 40 years of Chinese occupation. 1991; 86 min.


Admission
General, $6
Students and Seniors, $5
Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC Friends, $4


Tickets
Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis only and can be purchased at the door beginning a half hour before the show.


Information
For more information and to confirm titles, call 732/932-8482.

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