Watch 2009 EMMY Award-Winning Film A Quiet Revolution for Free Online

Ama Adhe Tapontsang, www.Twitter.com.

Frame of Mind Films, the team behind the award-winning film The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama in His Own Words, are sharing another one of their films for free streaming for a limited time.

A Quiet Revolution, part of the "Women of Tibet" film series, is available for free streaming in memory of Ama Adhe Tapontsang, the star of the film who passed away at the age of 88 on August 3, 2020.

The limited time offer will last until at least August 12. The email invitation to watch the film was sent on August 6, and the invitation stated the film would be available for seven days.

If you miss the free streaming window then I see you can rent it on Vimeo.com for $3.99 or buy the DVD from the Frame of Minds Films website for $25. The movie soundtrack is available for $9.99. A friend recommends the 18 minute video "The Counter Revolutionary" about Ama Adhe Tapontsang, which is available for free on Vimeo anytime.

I watched the 57 minute film A Quiet Revolution over the weekend. It is beautiful, moving, and I enjoyed learning the life stories of several Tibetan women featured in the film. The film includes interviews with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Ama Adhe Tapontsang, Rinchen Khando Choegyal, Tseten Choeden, and Jetsun Pema.

A Quiet Revolution won an EMMY Award in 2009, the 50th anniversary of the Lhasa uprising.

A Quiet Revolution, A Quiet Revolution Facebook.

A Quiet Revolution

Rosemary Rawcliffe wrote in the August 6 email, "A Quiet Revolution begins on March 12, 1959 when 15,000 unarmed Tibetan women took to the streets of Lhasa to oppose the violent occupation of their country by the Communist Chinese army.

"For the first time on film, three generations of Tibetan women and His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama tell the story of one of the great movements of nonviolent resistance in modern history. From the streets of Lhasa to their principal refuge in Dharamsala, India, the stories that live at the heart of this film offer an intimate and direct experience of what it is to lose everything and begin anew."

Executive producer, Rosemary Rawcliffe; director of photography, Peter McCandless; editor, Miriam Telles; music, Michael Becker with Tsering Dorjee Bawa.

Watch the four minute trailer "Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution (Trailer)" on the Frame of Mind Films YouTube channel.



Ama Adhe Tapontsang

Rosemary also wrote in the August 6 email, "Remembering Ama Adhe Tapontsang, who passed away August 3, 2020. Official announcement at www.tibetsun.com.

"Many of you already know that Ama Adhe was very precious to me. My crew and the many people I would take to visit her when we were shooting our other Women of Tibet films loved her too.

"Over the years, on my many visits to Dharamsala, I would always make time to visit with her and her husband, Rinchen Samdup, who would make us butter tea while Ama la would sit, beaming at me and whoever else had the good fortune to be there too. Her joy at having us visit was palpable, we laughed, we cried, and always laughed some more.

"It is sad to think that she is with us no more, but my heart is full of love for her and I shall miss visiting her next time I’m in Dharamsala. Her presence will always be there and I am beyond grateful that we were able to spend the time we did together.

"Ama Adhe was the star in Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution.

After A Quiet Revolution won an EMMY®, I went to Dharamsala to show her the film in Tibetan and present her with her EMMY® Award certificate. She was thrilled that now the world would know the true story of Tibet as she had lived it.

Watch the Film

Rosemary's email continued, "To honor her and her life-long work for the Tibetan cause I am opening a free 7 day portal of the film in English and Tibetan.

"A Quiet Revolution URL: https://vimeo.com/showcase/aquietrevolution

"I hope that by watching the film you will get to know the indomitable warrior spirit that was Ama Adhe and know that her life-long work may have been for Tibet but it was also for all humanity.

"With love and gratitude,
Rosemary and everyone at Frame of Mind Films"

Frame of Mind Films

Rosemary also wrote, "Help us to rebuild after our catastrophic burglary last year, so that we can continue bringing our important and inspiring work to the world's screens; all it takes is a small donation."

You can make a donation through the Frame of Mind Films website.

Watch 2019 Film The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama in His Own Words

The Great 14th, www.thegreat14th.com.

Frame of Mind Films, the team behind the award-winning film The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama in His Own Words, are making their film available online for free to celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama's upcoming birthday. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will celebrate his 85th Birthday on July 6, 2020.

The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama in His Own Words

Frame of Mind Films shared, "Through intimate conversations and previously unreleased archival images, the Dalai Lama reveals his story and his experience of the personal, political, spiritual, and historical events that shaped his life. The Great 14th offers an extraordinary, unprecedented insight into the complexities of his life - from past lives of the 5th and 13th Dalai Lamas to his current life as the spiritual and former political leader of Tibet and as a tireless Nobel Peace Laureate."

Watch the trailer on the Frame of Mind Films YouTube channel.

Director/Writer/Producer: Rosemary Rawcliffe
Line Producer: Holly Hine
Director of Photography: Peter McCandless
Editors: Elizabeth Ray, Holly Hine, Rosemary Rawcliffe
Additional Editing: Ibon Olaskoaga
Composer: Tom Disher

The Great 14th, The Great 14th Facebook.

Schedule

The eighty-two minute film will be available for worldwide streaming for 48 hours, beginning on June 27, 2020 at 12:00 AM PT and ending at 11:59 PM PT on June 28.

Register

Register to watch the film by going to the website www.thegreat14th.com. Instructions for how to watch the film will be emailed to registered viewers when the date gets closer.

The Great 14th production team, www.berkleyside.com.

Frame of Mind Films

When I was looking for information about the film last year after it premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival in October, I learned that Frame of Mind Films had been burglarized on July 29, 2019 but they overcame it and were ready to premiere the film two months later.

That article quoted director/writer/producer Rosemary Rawcliffe. The journalist Natalie Orenstein wrote, "Meanwhile, Rawcliffe is trying to figure out how to get the film out to a wider audience, and how to raise back some of the tens of thousands of dollars the company lost. But the bigger picture is still blurry.

“'On the 14th of October, when the festival is over and the dust starts to settle, what happens? No idea,' she said.

"That said, Rawcliffe, a longtime student of Buddhism, can’t help but absorb some of the advice offered by her own film subject.

"'I’ve worked with His Holiness over the last 20 years,' she said. 'You can’t come out of this and do a film about him without turning to his good counsel. What does he say? You focus on what you can do, you don’t look to the past, you don’t imagine what might happen in the future. He walked over the Himalayas. That example alone — he didn’t give up, how can we?'"

I hope many people will get a chance to watch the film during the global virtual premiere. Please share this opportunity with friends.

Donations

The team wrote, "For the benefit all sentient beings, please help Frame of Mind Films and The Great 14th reach a broader global audience.

"A portion of the proceeds from this Global Virtual Premiere will help complete the translation of the film into 14 languages already in production: French, German, Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Hindi, Mongolian, and Tibetan. As funds allow, Myanmar (Burma), Thai, Cambodian, Malaysian, and Indonesian will be produced.

"Donate online using the secure PayPal Giving Fund. PayPal Giving Fund is our preferred method because they don't collect fees. However, PayPal Giving Fund may have restrictions internationally, depending on your country. If you are experiencing difficulty, first try using a different browser and try clearing your cache and cookies.

"If you are still unable to donate, please use this secondary PayPal option which is our regular PayPal account.

If you prefer to make a donation by check, please email us at hi(at)frameofmindfilms.com for the address."