Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Two women from Ladakh, or 'Little Tibet', a remote region in the Himalayas, visit London on a 'reality tour' to see what life in the West is really like. The tour, sponsored by Local Futures (formally known as International Society of Ecology and Culture (ISEC)), exposes the women to aspects of modern urban life - homelessness, old-age homes, massive garbage dumps - that contrast sharply with the idealized media and advertising images that colonize people's minds in the 'less-developed' parts of the world.
Originally produced for German and French television, this film provides fascinating insights into the pressures facing non-Western people as they confront the global economy. Conversations with Helena Norberg-Hodge, Director of Local Futures, reveal the thinking that lies behind the organizations's cutting-edge work.
With stunning footage from Ladakh, this is a valuable resource for anyone concerned about the spead of the consumer culture and the ensuring destruction of the planet's cultural diversity. Although the film is produced in 2004, it is still very much relevant today.
With Dolma Tsering and Tsewang Lden of the Women's Alliance of Ladakh.
A film by Claus Schenk. Produced by Local Futures and Capricornfilm.
Cover photo by Qi Wang on Unsplash.
Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit:
localfutures.org
Subscribe to our email newsletter:
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Two women from Ladakh, or 'Little Tibet', a remote region in the Himalayas, visit London on a 'reality tour' to see what life in the West is really like. The tour, sponsored by Local Futures (formally known as International Society of Ecology and Culture (ISEC)), exposes the women to aspects of modern urban life - homelessness, old-age homes, massive garbage dumps - that contrast sharply with the idealized media and advertising images that colonize people's minds in the 'less-developed' parts of the world.
Originally produced for German and French television, this film provides fascinating insights into the pressures facing non-Western people as they confront the global economy. Conversations with Helena Norberg-Hodge, Director of Local Futures, reveal the thinking that lies behind the organizations's cutting-edge work.
With stunning footage from Ladakh, this is a valuable resource for anyone concerned about the spead of the consumer culture and the ensuring destruction of the planet's cultural diversity. Although the film is produced in 2004, it is still very much relevant today.
With Dolma Tsering and Tsewang Lden of the Women's Alliance of Ladakh.
A film by Claus Schenk. Produced by Local Futures and Capricornfilm.
Cover photo by Qi Wang on Unsplash.
Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit:
localfutures.org
Subscribe to our email newsletter:
localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
