SHAMBALA SUN: REVIEWED BY JOHN WELWOOD
TURNING WHEEL: REVIEWED BY ANITA BARROWS
QUOTES FROM REVIEWS:
Library Journal, December 1999 "This remarkable, award-winning documentary emphasizes
the success of Tibetan exiles in reestablishing a traditional
community in northern India inspired by their deeply held religious
and cultural convictions…colorful, inspiring…sustained by high
production values"
Video Librarian, Nov/Dec.1999, "A beautiful video...three and 1/2 stars (out of
four), Highly Recommended.
Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Dan Cozort, Feb.2000, "The video has an intimate tone and contains
some scenes of real beauty and feeling... it is the best holistic
picture we have of an exile Tibetan community."
Public Television Station WNVT/DC, Nancy Sherwood, Feb.2000, "Tashi Jong celebrates Tibetan culture...Green’s
film is a testament to that culture, a beautiful blending of sacred
rituals and everyday routine as practiced in the Tashi Jong community...Tibetan
influence is felt throughout the film, there is nothing imported
or staged."
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Feb. 2000, "Lovingly filmed, this video contains wonderful scenes of ordinary
life in a monastery-in-exile..."
New York Times, Film, Sunday, 2/8/98 Super 8 grows up with a festival of its own...18
works were chosen from 160 works submitted by film/videomakers
from throughout U.S. and Canada...Barbara Green's TASHI JONG to
be screened at Rutgers.
O Estado De S. Paulo, Brazil, 8/10/98, Jotabe Medeiros, A celebrated film...Barbara Green author
of TASHI JONG shares the creation of this beautiful work with
the Tibetan community of refugees who made this film possible.
Inquiring Mind, Spring 1998, Steven D Goodman, Ph.D., professor, Buddhism and
Comparative Philosophy, "A poignant love poem... simple and elegant
narration...to watch this video is to be touched by the living
spirit and devotion of this remarkable community."
Turning Wheel, Journal of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Fall 1998, Anita Barrows, Ph.D., poet," Every moment in this
caringly architected film becomes a teaching about life lived
with full knowledge of its impermanence and its sacredness...a
tribute to the regenerative capacity of the human spirit."
Shambhala Sun, September 1998, John Welwood, Ph.D., author, teacher, Tibetan
Buddhism and Western Psychology, "A precious glimpse into a world
that is ancient yet timeless...a joy to watch, this film radiates
warmth and intimacy."
Tibet Brief, International Committee of Lawyers for Tibet, Fall 1998, Stephan Bodian, "An inspiring documentary, imbued with
Buddhist teachings on compassion...Tashi Jong is above all a love
poem to the indomitable spirit of the Tibetan people."
ENDORSEMENTS:
Lhadon Tethong, Students for a Free Tibet, National Projects Coordinator, Fall 1999 "A beautiful film...One
can see how the Tibetan people are working to preserve there rich
and ancient cultural and religious practices in exile."
Joanna Macy, Ph.D., Buddhist scholar and teacher, author, "In today’s world where
millions of refugees face the extinction of their traditional
cultures, the story of the people of Tashi Jong is instructive
and inspiring."
Rinchen Dharlo, Tibet Fund, Fall 1999 "This video authentically and naturally portrays the
Tibetan culture...a very useful educational tool."
Alan Wallace, Ph.D,Oct.1999 author, translator, teacher, University of California,
Santa Barbara, "Vesna Wallace has shown Tashi Jong in her class
on Socially Engaged Buddhism (UCSB) and I have shown it in my
classes on Tibetan Buddhism... a personal, warm-hearted view of
a Tibetan Buddhist community in exile, which shows the spirit
of the Tibetan people and their commitment to preserving their
cultural and spiritual heritage."
Sandy Boucher, author, "A loving portrait pursued with dignity and grace...Tashi Jong
evokes the gentleness and splendor amid suffering that characterizes
the Tibetan community in exile."
AWARDS AND FESTVALS:
United States 8mm Film and Video Festival, award-winner
Athens 25th International Film and Video Festival
Tibet, the Sacred in Exile, San Paulo, Brazil