"The Sun Behind the Clouds" screening at Tsuklagkhang Temple in McLeod Ganj town, India. Photo: TPI.

 

Dharamshala: "The Sun Behind the Clouds", a documentary depicting the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan political struggle with China, won the Vaclav Havel award for its contribution to the protection of human rights.

Harrison Ford, narrator (voice) and director, Khashyar Darvich, for Dalai Lama Awakening (2014). Photo: File.

 

The Dalai Lama Renaissance film, narrated by Harrison Ford (www.DalaiLamaFilm.com), and accompanied by a Q&A session with Director Khashyar Darvich, offer profound insights on inner peace to men behind bars, half of whom are incarcerated for murder.

Tenzin Salshey and his team holding a press conference in Dharamshala, India on 13 Jaunary 2010. Photo: TPI

Melue Jhurpoche is scheduled to be released in Tibetan settlements across India, Nepal, and Bhutan during the Tibetan New Year (Losar) with help of Tibetan Women's Association during the Tibetan New Year (Losar).

Tibetan documentary-film maker, Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam in Dharamshala, India where the Tibetan government in exile based for last 50 years. Photo: TPI/File

 

Chinese authorities have pulled two Chinese movies from the Palm Springs International Film Festival: “The Sun Behind Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom”, a film about the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibetan political struggle with China.