TASHI AND THE MONK

Directed by Johnny Burke, Andrew Hinton · Starring Lobsang Phuntsok, Tashi Drolma, Tenzin Drolma, Jhamtse Gatsal · 2014

On a remote Himalayan mountaintop, former Buddhist monk Lobsang Phuntsok raises 85 unwanted children as one family, and faces a new challenge in Tashi, a wild, troubled five-year-old newcomer.

An Emmy-winning portrait of radical compassion, anchored by a fierce little girl learning, slowly, how to trust.

Winner Outstanding Short Documentary Emmy 2016 and 25 Film Festival Awards

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