State of Statelessness

In each of these four distinct and compelling stories, characters are either waiting to leave or yearning to return, stuck in a bardo – the state of limbo central to Tibetan Buddhism – that keeps shifting the ground beneath their feet. United by displacement, the Drung Tibetan Filmmakers’ Collective – whose stories bridge India, America, and Vietnam – tell of estranged sisters reuniting over loss, old relationships warped by distance, and a homecoming that leads to the discovery of a buried family secret. In these personal and emotionally complex tales, tradition – in the form of the ancient Buddhist art form of thangka painting, momos, and rituals – meets everyday myth-making.

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