As part of the 2005 New Jersey Spring Film Series, the Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center and the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies present the following three films, cosponsored by the Students for a Free Tibet.

What Remains of Us
Directed by Francois Prevost and Hugo Latulippe
Saturday, March 5
7:00 p.m.
Scott Hall - Room 123
43 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ

Kalsang Dolma, a young Tibetan refugee now living in Canada, returned to Tibet in 2004 carrying a secret video message recorded by the Dalai Lama. In this riveting documentary, we follow Dolma’s dangerous journey, to inspire hope in the Tibetan people and galvanize resistance to Chinese oppression. As Tibetan families gather around Dolma’s tiny video screen transfixed, their own voices are freed from the yoke of 50 years of suffering. 2004; 77 min.


Travellers and Magicians
Written and directed by Khyentse Norbu
Friday, April 1
7:00 p.m.
Scott Hall - Room 123
43 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ

Set in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, Travellers and Magicians weaves parallel fables about two men seeking to escape their mundane lives. Dondup, a young government official, dreams of America while stuck in a ravishingly beautiful but isolated village. When the first chance arrives, he immediately heads for town and an awaiting visa, but things don’t go quite as planned. Missing the bus, he hitchhikes with an elderly apple seller, a sage young monk, and an old man traveling with his beautiful daughter Sonam. Along the way, the perceptive yet mischievous monk tells Dondup a story of another young man who sought a land far away: a tale of lust, jealousy, and murder that holds up a mirror to the restless Dondup and his blossoming attraction to Sonam. A magical mixture of road movie and mystical fable set in a breathtaking landscape. In Dzongkha, subtitled. 2004; 108 min.
Also showing April 2 and 3 at 7:00 p.m. in Scott Hall room 123.


The Saltmen of Tibet
Written and directed by Ulrike Koch
Friday, April 15
7:00 p.m.
Scott Hall - Room 123
43 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ

Set in one of the world’s most remote and beautiful locations, The Saltmen of Tibet documents the ancient traditions and daily rituals of a Tibetan nomadic community and transports us into a primordial realm untainted by the tides of foreign invasion or encroaching modernity. The camera follows the harsh yet unforgettable three-month pilgrimage of the saltmen to the glorious and breathtaking land of the holy salt lakes in northern Tibet. In Tibetan, subtitled. 1997; 110 min.
Also showing April 16 and 17 at 7:00 p.m. in Scott Hall room 123.


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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