Windhorse (1998)

Directed by

Paul Wagner

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

M

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A drama set in Tibet about a young nun who becomes involved with political resistance. The film follows her choices as she faces danger from authorities.

serioustensemeditativeauthenticgroundedearnestslow-paced

What happens

Windhorse is an American film from 1998, directed and produced by Paul Wagner, co-directed by Thupten Tsering and co-produced with Julia Elliott. The leading roles were played by Dadon, Jampa Kalsang Tamang and Richard Chang. Shot in Tibet and Nepal in 1996, the film is notable for being the first commercially released film shot on digital cameras - a prototype of the digital-beta Sony DVW-700WS and the prosumer Sony DCE-VX1000. The offline editing (Avid) and the online post and color work (Roland House / da Vinci) were also all digital. The film, transferred to 35mm negative for theatrical release, won Best U.S. Independent Film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in March 1998, also co-winning the Best Director award. The film's international premiere was at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 1998. The film was released theatrically in 1999 by Shadow Distribution and played in over 100 theaters in North America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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