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Team Tibet

Synopsis

"Team Tibet", follows a group of Tibetans living in exile in India, who want Tibet to be able to take part in the 2008 Olympics. Filmed August 2007 in McLeod Ganj and Delhi, it asks: Why did they flee Tibet? What is the situation in Tibet under Chinese occupation? What are their hopes for the future of their country, people and cultures? And What about the 2008 games?

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
31 mins 18 secs
Format
HD
Director
Richard Edkins
Producer
Karen Bristoll
Co-Producer
Karen Bristoll
Editor
Richard Edkins
Director of Photography
Richard Edkins, Lodup Mangthoe
Sound
Richard Edkins, Paul Donavon
Composer
Lhundup
Original Executive/Music
Lhundup

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Richard Edkins

17 Clifford Street
Glascote
Tamworth
Staffs
B77 2BU

T +44 (0)1827 700 967

Sales Company

Richard Edkins

17 Clifford Street
Glascote
Tamworth
Staffs
B77 2BU

T +44 (0)1827 700 967

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