Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A father's vanishing memory and echoes of a free Tibet are at the heart of this intimate family story filmed across 20 years. In 1959, The Dalai Lama fled Chinese occupation on foot over the Himalayas. Thousands of his people followed him into India. Over 6 decades later, as Alzheimer's encroaches upon former deputy to the Dalai Lama, TC Tethong, rediscovered archives bring to life a hopeful love story with a Canadian named Judy and a courageous struggle to keep Tibet alive on borrowed soil. With rare reflections from an aging Dalai Lama, personal and collective histories intertwine in a moving exploration of a people's resilience and the endless longing for a home out of reach.
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A father's vanishing memory and echoes of a free Tibet are at the heart of this intimate family story filmed across 20 years. In 1959, The Dalai Lama fled Chinese occupation on foot over the Himalayas. Thousands of his people followed him into India. Over 6 decades later, as Alzheimer's encroaches upon former deputy to the Dalai Lama, TC Tethong, rediscovered archives bring to life a hopeful love story with a Canadian named Judy and a courageous struggle to keep Tibet alive on borrowed soil. With rare reflections from an aging Dalai Lama, personal and collective histories intertwine in a moving exploration of a people's resilience and the endless longing for a home out of reach.
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