Mother of Tibetans

original German, English, Tibetan version with German, English subtitles

DVD & VoD release planned for Autum 2020

Synopsis

A woman decides to have a meaningful life after entering pension age. For 30 years Irmtraut Wäger headed German Aid To Tibetans and helped the Dalai Lama and the Tibetans in exile. She collected about 30 million Euros in donations and took care of over 5.000 Tibetan godchildren. Furthermore she facilitated the construction of schools, hospitals, kindergardens and old people's homes all over India. Today she is seen as a shining example of successful refugee relief.

Festivals/Awards

awards:
• ICFF – Indian Cine Filmfestival in Mumbai, India 2019 – Special Festival Mention Award 
• DIFF – Druk International Film Festival in Bhutan 2019 – Critic’s Choice Award 
• WFC – World Film Carnival in Singapore 2019 – Outstanding Achievement Award
•  LIAFF – L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival in Calcutta, India 2019 – Best Documentary 
• CICFF – Calcutta International Cult Film Festival – in India 2019 – Best Debut Filmmaker
•  TIFF – Mahul Woods International Film Festival in Bengal, India 2019 – Best Debut Filmmaker 
• CCMA – Cult Critic Movie Awards – Calcutta, India 2019 – Best Documentary
•  VSC – Virgin Spring Cinefest – Calcutta, India 2019 – Gold Award – Documentary Film / Silver Award – Debut Filmmaker
• Big Syn International Filmfestival in London, England 2019 - 1st Runner-Up Award at the People's Choice Awards
• The Impact DOCS Awards in LaJolla, California, USA 2020 - Award of Merit - Documentary Feature; Use of Film for Social Change; Viewer Impact - Content & Message Delivery
• The IndieFEST Film Awards in LaJolla, California, USA 2020 - Award of Merit - Documentary Feature

2020 festivals a.o.
• Without Borders Film Festival in Nassau, Delaware, USA also focussing on films with social impact
•  JIFF – Jaipur International Film Festival in Rajasthan, India
• Rome Prisma Film Awards International Independent Film Festival, Rome, Italia
• SRFF - Socially Relevant Film Festival in New York, USA
• Accolade Global Film Competition in LaJolla, California, USA
• IWFF - Indian World Film Festival in Hyderabad, India

Mother of Tibetans

Mother of Tibetans