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Seven years in the making, Dirk Simon's new documentary film, When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun, which is premiering on February 5th at the upcoming Santa Barbara Film Festival, shows an unprecedented inside perspective on the Tibetan community in exile, its young generation and their struggle to free their homeland Tibet. In full HD quality, this film reveals an internal conflict that has been dividing Tibetans and hindering their movement for decades. It also provides scenes from India, Beijing and Chinese occupied Lhasa (Tibet's capital) that have never been filmed before in such quality. Forty years after the beginning of the Chinese invasion, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama compromised in the late 80s on the idea of a free Tibet and offered China the option of a genuine autonomy instead. This adjustment in approach was the beginning of a conflict that is tearing apart Tibetans inside and outside Tibet.

Also, for the first time, the film introduces the only officially recognized descendant of the Great Religious Kings of Tibet. Continuing a 1400 year old lineage, 18 year old Lhagyari Trichen Namgyal Wangchuk was crowned by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in June 2004 in Dharamsala, India. With exclusive footage from the coronation, intimate interviews and access to the family's archive material, When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun explores the struggle of a young Tibetan King alongside the peers of his generation. It reveals for the first time how they try to reflect on their history while they redefine their identities in this new world of shifting politics and changing religious devotion.

Interview with Dirk Simon, Director/Writer/Producer, When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun
Jerry: What inspired you to make When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun?

Dirk: It's a combination of two factors. 1) I grew up in East Germany under communism and with oppression. I understand the importance of freedom, and I sympathize with the plight of the Tibetans. 2) I've been studying Buddhism for 20 years, and I was curious to find out what happened in 1949 and 1950 with Tibet and China. Also, I found the story on the young king in exile in India, and I was interested in how he was trying to find his path to the future as a leader in the Tibetan ways.

Jerry: What made you keep going during that 7 years it took to make this film?

Dirk: Well, I didn't realize that it was going to take 7 years, but the story kept growing and developing. First, I wanted to use my voice as a platform to show injustice and to make the story more public. Many people talk about the injustices in the world, but I felt the need to take action.

Second, after feeling all the gratitude of the Tibetan people for what I was doing, I was moved and inspired. Even in the dark moments, I knew I couldn't turn back, as I was so taken by how appreciative the Tibetans were.

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[naaookametoola]

标题为——龙吞日

[kdfromhb]

it will burn a hole in its stomach.........

[KhmerSerey1]

The CAMBODIAN may share the same fate with our neighboring countries.If we don't keep the vietnamese out,they will breed us out of our homeland.Communism have no place on god green earth.We must eradicate and do away all communists.

[KhmerSerey1]

Respect freedom of religion,a civilize society excercise religious tolerant...

[KhmerSerey1]

FREEDOM IS A GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO ALL LIVING BEING,FREE TIBET NOW !!!

[northcountryside]

oh my god, can't wait to see china's violences exposed to the whole world !

[freedomofmymind]

Tibet people should seek for the real God; the Bible says, He will heal the land and heal the sick and He will bless those who come to Him.

[tayounorise]

I am looking forward to watch this precious documentary film about Tibet and I hope God bless this movie and inspire more people to save Tibet with peace and love! Thank you Dirk Simon!

namaste

*bow*

angela