Feeling the oncoming pressures of winter in the big city? Take 30 minutes to enjoy the lush landscapes of Nepal and Tibet in this Tff 2009 short film. Director Will Parrinello; Richard Gere; Composer Steve Messina ©Getty Images, photo credit: Amy Sussman Though better known as an actor, Richard Gere was at the Tribeca Film Festival last year in support of a short film he narrated called Mustang: A Journey of Transformation. The story is one close to Gere's heart, given his decades-long association with Tibetan issues and culture. In the 30-minute film, director Will Parrinello explores the efforts to strengthen and sustain 15th-Century Tibetan culture through support and historical restoration of Tibet's sacred sites. The film captures the magic of the land known as the Forbidden Kingdom of Mustang, which finds itself nestled between Nepal and Tibet, and which has been off-limits to Westerners for 50 ...
- 11/4/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
Director Will Parrinello; Richard Gere; Composer Steve Messina ©Getty Images, photo credit: Amy Sussman Though better known as an actor, Richard Gere came out to the Tribeca Cinemas Sunday afternoon in support of a new project, the short film Mustang - A Journey of Transformation. The story, which Gere also narrated, is one close to Gere's heart, given his decades-long association with Tibetan issues and culture. In the film, director Will Parrinello explores the efforts to strengthen and sustain 15th-Century Tibetan culture through support and historical restoration of Tibet's sacred sites. (Watch the trailer here.) Other voices in the film include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the King of Mustang, and Luigi Fieni, the chief art restorer. Tribeca Shorts Programmer Sharon Badal enthuses, 'Short documentary films are wonderful true-life stories that engage us, inform us, and entertain us simultaneously. Mustang invites us into a rarely seen world and is a...
- 5/4/2009
- TribecaFilm.com
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