Romance blossoms at cram school between Orlo, an independent tomboy, and Karma, a new student with attitude.
Lobsang Latso, Tenzin Gylsang
China
2025
In Chinese with English subtitles
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8: Love and despair
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Moxiao Li
Producer
Yeshi Lozhui
Screenwriter
Kangdrun
Cinematography
Tashi Namgyl
Editor
Tashi Namgyl, Kangdrun
Original Music
The Black bird Music
Art Director
Tsering Dundrop, Thagyl
Kangdrun
A native of Lhasa, Tibet, Kangdrun is the screenwriter and director of the short film Linka, Linka, which won the Hualin Film Special Attention Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Longyue Central European International Vision Award at the FIRST Youth Film Festival. Her short film Short Summer in Lhasa won a number of awards and was selected for numerous short film festivals in China. Kangdrun also recently participated as a scriptwriter for the Mango television series City of Sunshine (2024).
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