Category: BCN Documentary

Original Film Title: Chronicle of a Culture 

Directors Name: Linda Mikkelsen

Writers Name: Linda Mikkelsen

Producer: Linda Mikkelsen, Jaramba Owuor

Country of Origin:Kenya

Country of Filming: Kenya

Language: English

Runtime: 7 min 20 sec

Film Description: 

Chronicle of a Culture is a search for knowledge and wisdom in Luo culture. A culture which is practiced by few in Kenya nowadays. The viewer is invited into a different world from their own, where African voices are being heard through their testimonials in terms of what is important to them culturally. The film tries to understand the importance of heritage and the implications of the influence of modern western culture. Lastly, it tries to get a closer insight into the true origins of Luos’, who are said to have come from the north along the Nile River.

Original Film Title: The Dalai Lama: Scientist

Directors Name: Dawn Gifford Engle 

Writers Name: Dawn Gifford Engle

Producer: Ivan Suvanjieff

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: India

Language: English

Runtime: 1 h 34 min 

Film Description: 

Eighty five years ago, a little boy was born in a remote corner of Tibet. One day, miraculously, he was discovered to be the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, and he was soon carried away to the capitol city of Lhasa to become the political and religious leader of the vast kingdom of Tibet. But the little boy had a secret, locked inside his heart. In “The Dalai Lama — Scientist”, the Dalai Lama tells the unknown story, in his own words, of his lifelong journey into the world of science and technology, and how the world has changed as a result. With extensive, rare, and never before seen footage, this film tells the very human story of the Dalai Lama that no one knows.