''Tenzin'' is a 2021 Canadian drama film, directed by Michael LeBlanc and Josh Reichmann and released theatrically in Canada in 2023.Liam Lacey "Canadian Film Festival: Full Stream Ahead for the Third Year" ''Original Cin'', March 22, 2022. The film stars Tenzin Kelsang as Tenzin, a young Tibetan Canadian man who is struggling to come to terms with the death of his older brother by
self-immolation
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Tibetan independence movement
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demonstration.
The film's cast also includes Tenzin Choekyi, Salden Kunga, Yeshi Tenzin, Chemi Lhamo, Norbu Dhundup, Mr. Tibet Sangyal, Ivan Mendez Romero and Tsesang Wangmo. The screenplay was written collaboratively by the directors and the main cast members.
The film premiered in 2021 at the
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
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. It had its Canadian premiere at the 2022
Canadian Film Festival
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Mara Zigler Mara Zigler is a Canadian costume designer based in Toronto, Ontario,Josh Greenblatt"How costume designer Mara Zigler became one to watch on Canada’s film scene" ''The Globe and Mail'', September 12, 2024. most noted as a five-time Canadian Screen ...
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Canadian Screen Award
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