Related Films | Week 1

Check out these related films available in the Reed film and video library!

Lost horizon, 132 min., 1937 (re-edited 1997)
Academy award-winning film directed by Frank Capra based on the book by James Hilton of same name. Fleeing war-torn China, a small planeload of white people are hijacked to an idyllic valley in the Tibetan Himalayas where time has virtually stopped. There Conway, a British diplomat, meets "the grand lama" (a British missionary priest), falls in love with a beautiful woman, and is asked to remain in Shangri-La as its new leader.

Sentimental imperialists: America in Asia, 60 min., 1992
Examines the stereotypic attitudes of Westerners towards Asia from 1776 to the present. Presents specific case studies of the U.S. relationships with China and the Philippines.

Discovering China and Tibet 52 min, 1988
A tour of China beginning in Beijing and ending in Tibet.

Kundun 135 min, 1998
Feature film directed by Martin Scorsese. In a remote area of Tibet a two-year-old child is identified as the Dalai Lama. The story follows him into adulthood where he tries to rule his nation at one of the most challenging times in its history.

Why are We Silent? 1 min. 1997
Garthwait & Griffin Films, Inc Public Service announcement for Tibet. Harrison Ford, Richard Gere, Goldie Hawn, Alanis Morissette, Julia Roberts, Sting and Adam Yauch recite portions of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights in support of Tibet.

The World isn't listening 3 min, 1995
Garthwait & Griffin Films, Inc Public Service announcement for Tibet. Designed for the college age/MTV audience, this film visualizes the horror of China invading Tibet.

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