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Dhulpa film image, director Kunsang Kyirong

Dhulpa

World Premiere

Narrative and documentary elements are woven together to tell the stories of a Tibetan immigrant community working at a local laundry facility.

 

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Director
Cast

Jamphel Gyatso, Leyki Palmo, Dorjee Chodon, Pema Wangmo, Tashi Dhundup, Dolma Tsamchoe

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

In Tibetan, Tsangla, and English with English subtitles

Film Contact
Content Warning

Coarse language

PG
18 min

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Credits

Producer

Madeleine Davis

Screenwriter

Kunsang Kyirong

Cinematography

Peter Hagge

Editor

Alexander Farah

Director

Kunsang Kyirong headshot, Dhulpa director

Kunsang Kyirong

Kunsang Kyirong is a Canadian filmmaker and animator. Her work draws upon the experience of immigration. Through a hybrid method that integrates documentary elements within fictionalized narratives, she investigates personal relationships within the Tibetan diaspora. Her films use an observational style centered in community members’ natural environments. Her work has screened at Tricycle Magazine and at festivals such as the Ottawa International Animation Festival, the Dharamshala International Film Festival, and the Golden Ger International Film Festival.