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A Children's Song
United States | 2016 | 27 min • narrative short
The Great Transmission
Harkins Sedona 6 -Theatre 1
Sun, Feb 19, 2017 9:00 AM
What does it take to keep ancient knowledge alive? Tibetan culture has deep roots, but the turmoil of the 20th century has left its vast text tradition in jeopardy.
This is a story of an historic act of cultural preservation, chronicling one refugee lama's lifelong efforts to preserve, print and return to his people, the sacred books that are their precious heritage.
His work unfolds against the backdrop of a centuries-long transmission, across continents and generations, upholding a legacy of transformative knowledge that dates back to the time of the Buddha.
The Great Transmission
Harkins Sedona 6 - Theatre 5
Mon, Feb 20, 2017 3:15 PM
What does it take to keep ancient knowledge alive? Tibetan culture has deep roots, but the turmoil of the 20th century has left its vast text tradition in jeopardy.
This is a story of an historic act of cultural preservation, chronicling one refugee lama's lifelong efforts to preserve, print and return to his people, the sacred books that are their precious heritage.
His work unfolds against the backdrop of a centuries-long transmission, across continents and generations, upholding a legacy of transformative knowledge that dates back to the time of the Buddha.
Under the Same Sun
Mary D. Fisher Theatre
Sat, Feb 18, 2017 9:00 PM
"Under the Same Sun" shares the story of Karim Jamal, a confused and injured young man, who accidentally stumbles into a village of Hindu and Muslim orphaned children near the medieval town of Jaisalmer, India while on his journey to reunite with his family.
Through the spirit and innocence of these children, who adopt Karim into their family, he discovers a new sense of brotherhood, compassion and humanity, which compels him to re-examine his ultimate goal and purpose in life.
Under the Same Sun
Harkins Sedona 6 - Theatre 2
Mon, Feb 20, 2017 9:10 AM
"Under the Same Sun" shares the story of Karim Jamal, a confused and injured young man, who accidentally stumbles into a village of Hindu and Muslim orphaned children near the medieval town of Jaisalmer, India while on his journey to reunite with his family.
Through the spirit and innocence of these children, who adopt Karim into their family, he discovers a new sense of brotherhood, compassion and humanity, which compels him to re-examine his ultimate goal and purpose in life.
Under the Same Sun
Harkins Sedona 6 - Theatre 6
Sun, Feb 26, 2017 3:20 PM
"Under the Same Sun" shares the story of Karim Jamal, a confused and injured young man, who accidentally stumbles into a village of Hindu and Muslim orphaned children near the medieval town of Jaisalmer, India while on his journey to reunite with his family.
Through the spirit and innocence of these children, who adopt Karim into their family, he discovers a new sense of brotherhood, compassion and humanity, which compels him to re-examine his ultimate goal and purpose in life.
The year is 1937. Alfred, a young German Jewish boy, and his father flee from Germany during the outbreak of WWII, finding a haven in Shanghai - the last port of refuge. When Alfred's father becomes sick, they are taken in by a local Chinese doctor and his family. Alone, scared and lost in this foreign world, Alfred befriends the doctor’s daughter, Meizhen, who shows him a glimmer of hope through music and play during the darkest of times. Their short friendship is broken apart when Alfred and his father must relocate and he never sees her again.
Cut to present day when Alfred's granddaughter meets a young female Chinese student during a music scholarship competition who performs an “original song”, the same song Alfred’s granddaughter grew up with. Determined to prove their respective family's ownership, the girls soon uncover the long lost true story of the song’s origins, a story of salvation for over 20,000+ Jews from 1937-1941 in Shanghai.
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