World Premiere
How does one think of Tibet? Kyirong investigates the construction of its identity through colonial and cinematic history.
Canada
2026
English
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Credits & Director
Producer
Kunsang Kyirong, Joaquin Cardoner
Screenwriter
Kunsang Kyirong
Cinematography
Ryan Ermacora
Editor
Kurt Walker
Kunsang Kyirong
Kunsang Kyirong is a Tibetan-Canadian filmmaker. She has presented her films at TIFF, the Tokyo International Film Festival, First Look at Museum of the Moving Image, the FIDMarseille Lab, the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, and more. Her debut feature, 100 Sunset (2025), premiered at TIFF and received an Honourable Mention for Best Canadian Discovery. She is currently in development of her next project, Waterfall of Youth.
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