Films by Sibylle Kappes

2023, 182 min
by Sibylle Kappes

Tibet plateau, Himalayas. Milking yaks in front of nomadic black tents, meditating during demolition in the mega-monastery Larung Gar, prefabricated building mania of the young cities. Sky-burial, Tsa-Tsa ritual, mountainscape. PA-JILL meanders through the reality of Tibetan culture torn between tradition and a centralized state. Interviews with the Dalai Lama and Rinpoches on site are commentary. The situation is burning.Tibet is a white spot on the visual map of the Western world, and there is