The Flight of Karmapa
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How it feels
This documentary follows journalists as they retrace a Tibetan Buddhist leader's escape from Tibet to join the Dalai Lama. It shows their journey across the Himalayas and includes segments about a disputed reincarnation and one leader's true age.
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What happens
The Flight of Karmapa is a documentary film about a Karmapa of Tibet who defected to the Dalai Lama. A team of journalists retraces his story across the Himalayas from Tibet to Mustang, Rumtek in Sikkim and Dharamsala in a half-hour documentary, plus two short pieces: "Politics of Reincarnation" on the two rival Karmapas; and "Lost Child" on the real age of Ugyen Trinley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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