Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo - The Great Mother
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Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo - The Great Mother is a documentary film
directed and produced by Rosemary Rawcliffe
. The film premiered on May 28, 2006 at the Mountainfilm in Telluride
Festival where it was awarded Official Selection. The film had its television release on PBS on May 7, 2006.
and recounts the life story of Dekyi Tsering, the mother of one of the world's leading ambassadors for peace, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
.
During the course of her life, Tsering, known by Tibetans as "Gyalyum Chemo" or "Great Mother," gave birth to 16 children, three of whom were recognized as incarnate lamas, or tulkus. This story is uniquely Tibetan, yet it shares the same core qualities of all universal Great Mother stories: loss and resurrection, love and sacrifice, and the courage to survive.
Dr. Marion Woodman
(Addiction to Perfection), Alice Walker
(The Color Purple
), and Angeles Arrien
(The Second Half of Life), speak about the often invisible yet ever-powerful impact of a mother's love, revealing the importance of the Great
Mother archetype and its relevance today.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed and produced by Rosemary Rawcliffe
Rosemary Rawcliffe
Rosemary Rawcliffe is a British filmmaker best known for her documentary trilogy, Women of Tibet, which she wrote, produced, and directed.-Career:...
. The film premiered on May 28, 2006 at the Mountainfilm in Telluride
Mountainfilm in Telluride
Mountainfilm in Telluride is America’s premier festival celebrating achievement in adventure and activism, culture and environment, held annually over Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado since 1979....
Festival where it was awarded Official Selection. The film had its television release on PBS on May 7, 2006.
Synopsis
Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo - The Great Mother is the first of a trilogy of films about Women of TibetTibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
and recounts the life story of Dekyi Tsering, the mother of one of the world's leading ambassadors for peace, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
14th Dalai Lama
The 14th Dalai Lama is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are the most influential figures in the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, although the 14th has consolidated control over the other lineages in recent years...
.
During the course of her life, Tsering, known by Tibetans as "Gyalyum Chemo" or "Great Mother," gave birth to 16 children, three of whom were recognized as incarnate lamas, or tulkus. This story is uniquely Tibetan, yet it shares the same core qualities of all universal Great Mother stories: loss and resurrection, love and sacrifice, and the courage to survive.
Dr. Marion Woodman
Marion Woodman
Marion Woodman is a Canadian mythopoetic author and women's movement figure. She is a Jungian analyst trained at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zürich, Switzerland. She is one of the most widely read authors on feminine psychology, focusing on psyche and soma. She is also an international lecturer...
(Addiction to Perfection), Alice Walker
Alice Walker
Alice Malsenior Walker is an American author, poet, and activist. She has written both fiction and essays about race and gender...
(The Color Purple
The Color Purple
The Color Purple is an acclaimed 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker. It received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction...
), and Angeles Arrien
Angeles Arrien
Dr. Angeles Arrien is an anthropologist and an organizational consultant. She is the founder and president of the Angeles Arrien Foundation for Cross-Cultural Education and Research and author of The Four-Fold Way...
(The Second Half of Life), speak about the often invisible yet ever-powerful impact of a mother's love, revealing the importance of the Great
Mother archetype and its relevance today.
Cast
- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, as Himself
- Tendzin Choegyal, as Himself
- Jetsun Pema, as Herself
- Rinchen Khando Choegyal, as Herself
- Angeles Arrien, as Herself
- Dr. Marion Woodman, as Herself
- Alice Walker, as Herself
Awards
- 2008 29th Annual TellyTellyThe word telly may refer to:* A colloquial term for television* Telly Monster* Telly Awards* Telly Home Entertainment Server*Telly , a range of computer systems*Telly Addicts UK game show*Indian Telly Awards...
Awards - TV Programs Cultural & Documentary - 1 Silver Award - 2008 29th Annual Telly Awards - TV Programs Cultural & Documentary - 2 Bronze Awards
- 2008 Rwanda Human Rights Film Festival - Official Selection
- 2007 International Buddhist Film Festival - Official Selection
- 2007 Mount Shasta International Film Festival - Official Selection
- 2006 NAFDMA - Insight Award for Excellence - Documentary/Biography
- 2006 Mill Valley Film FestivalMill Valley Film FestivalThe Mill Valley Film Festival is an annual, non-competitive film festival presented by the California Film Institute. Known as a filmmakers’ festival, the annual Mill Valley Film Festival offers a non-competitive environment for exhibiting independent and world cinema.Founded in 1978 by MVFF...
- Official Selection - 2006 Mountainfilm in Telluride Festival - Official Selection
- 2006 Rocky Mountain Women's Festival - Official Selection
See also
- Women of Tibet: The Buddha's WifeWomen of Tibet: The Buddha's WifeWomen of Tibet: The Buddha's Wife is a documentary film directed and produced by Rosemary Rawcliffe. It is the third and final film in the Women of Tibet trilogy and is expected for release in 2011.-Synopsis:...
- Women of Tibet: A Quiet RevolutionWomen of Tibet: A Quiet RevolutionWomen of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution is a documentary film directed and produced by Rosemary Rawcliffe. The film premiered at the 2007 Mill Valley Film Festival where it was awarded Official Selection and had its television release on PBS on April 12, 2008....
- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama14th Dalai LamaThe 14th Dalai Lama is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are the most influential figures in the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, although the 14th has consolidated control over the other lineages in recent years...
- Tibetan Parliament in Exile
- Tibetan Nuns ProjectTibetan Nuns ProjectThe Tibetan Nuns Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and supporting nuns in India from all Tibetan Buddhist lineages.. It supports nuns interested in study and higher ordination.-History:...