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Film Screening: Yartsa Rinpoche: Precious Caterpillar
Duke University Asian Pacific Studies Institute presents a screening of the documentary Yartsa Rinpoche: Precious Caterpillar that shows the impacts of the global coffee trade upon the lives of Tibetans
When:
April 11, 2016 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where
Film Screening: "Yartsa Rinpoche: Precious Caterpillar"
(Dorje Tsering Chnaktsang, 2013, 101 min, China/France, in Tibetan w/ English subtitles, Color, DVD)
"Cordyceps sinensis" (in Tibetan, "Yartsa-gunbu") has been called "Tibet's golden worm" and "The Viagra of the Himalayas." When it was discovered 30 years ago as a natural remedy, it became a boon to Tibetan nomads. Today, some nomadic Tibetan communities bring in as much as 80% of their income collecting it. "Yartsa Rinpoche" follows Darlo, an elder in the Amdo region, who with his family forms a group of 30 that treks 800 kilometers to collect the "worm," while exploring its larger implications.
-- Winner for Best Documentary in Libertas Film Festival and in San Francisco Black Film Festival (2006)!
-- "Poetic and hard-hitting critique of the global coffee industry... Beautifully shot and edited" -- Washington Post
Yartsa Rinpoche: Precious Caterpillar Trailer from Trace Foundation on Vimeo.
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
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