Introduced by Prof. Ralph Litzinger; Q&A to follow with director Jocelyn Ford! / "Nowhere To Call Home" provides a rare glimpse into the world of a Tibetan farmer, torn between her traditional way of life and her desire for her son to have a better future in the city. Shot in the slums of Beijing and a remote village near the epicenter of Tibetan self-immolations, this gripping story of a woman determined to beat the odds puts a human face on the political strife that fractures China and Tibet. Along the way it challenges common western stereotypes about Tibetans, and reveals a dark side of life in a traditional village, where, as the saying goes, 'women aren't worth a penny.' [Press coverage: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/24/movies/nowhere-to-call-home-examines-prejudices.html?smid=fb-share, and http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericrmeyer/2014/08/19/nowhere-to-call-home-a-film-by-jocelyn-ford-a-new-perspective-on-tibet/ ] / [Website: http://tibetaninbeijing.com] / [Trailer: http://vimeo.com/41077700].
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Special Documentary Film Screening: "Nowhere To Call Home: A Tibetan in Beijing" (Jocelyn Ford, 2014, 76 min, USA/China, in Mandarin and Tibetan with English subtitles, Color, Digital) -- Fresh off its sold-out premiere at MoMA on August 23rd, 2014! -- Introduced by Prof. Ralph Litzinger; Q&A to follow with director Jocelyn Ford! / "Nowhere To Call Home" provides a rare glimpse into the world of a Tibetan farmer, torn between her traditional way of life and her desire for her son to have a better future in the city. Shot in the slums of Beijing and a remote village near the epicenter of Tibetan self-immolations, this gripping story of a woman determined to beat the odds puts a human face on the political strife that fractures China and Tibet. Along the way it challenges common western stereotypes about Tibetans, and reveals a dark side of life in a traditional village, where, as the saying goes, 'women aren't worth a penny.' [Press coverage: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/24/movies/nowhere-to-call-home-examines-prejudices.html?smid=fb-share, and http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericrmeyer/2014/08/19/nowhere-to-call-home-a-film-by-jocelyn-ford-a-new-perspective-on-tibet/ ] / [Website: http://tibetaninbeijing.com] / [Trailer: http://vimeo.com/41077700] / Co-sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ("Global Cities" grant). - See more at: http://calendar.duke.edu/events/show?fq=id:CAL-8a0870ef-481251e0-0148-12bf5bab-00001ea9demobedework@mysite.edu#sthash.Q8cTyUcu.dpuIntroduced by Prof. Ralph Litzinger; Q&A to follow with director Jocelyn Ford! / "Nowhere To Call Home" provides a rare glimpse into the world of a Tibetan farmer, torn between her traditional way of life and her desire for her son to have a better future in the city. Shot in the slums of Beijing and a remote village near the epicenter of Tibetan self-immolations, this gripping story of a woman determined to beat the odds puts a human face on the political strife that fractures China and Tibet. Along the way it challenges common western stereotypes about Tibetans, and reveals a dark side of life in a traditional village, where, as the saying goes, 'women aren't worth a penny.' [Press coverage: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/24/movies/nowhere-to-call-home-examines-prejudices.html?smid=fb-share, and http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericrmeyer/2014/08/19/nowhere-to-call-home-a-film-by-jocelyn-ford-a-new-perspective-on-tibet/ ] / [Website: http://tibetaninbeijing.com] / [Trailer: http://vimeo.com/41077700].