Visioning Tibet
Visioning Tibet: Presenting a unique panorama of contemporary Tibet, this film tells the remarkable story of an American doctor who has dedicated his life to ending preventable blindness in this remote and troubled part of the world. Completed in January 2005, this film has screened at over 30 international film festivals, winning top awards at seven festivals including the Audience Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival and is slated for a PBS broadcast in May 2007.
(length: 14mins)
website: www.visioningtibet.com
website: www.tibetvisionproject.org
“Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the world,” explains reporter Isaac Solotaroff in this week’s Rough Cut, filmed on the stunning high plains of Tibet.
In a country where much of the population lives at elevations of 15,000 feet, where solar radiation poses a high risk for cataracts, the disease has become an epidemic. Many of those afflicted with cataracts come from the poorest communities — nomadic herders who have limited access to healthcare and face inevitable blindness without surgery. Read the rest of this article »
