Pawo (film)

Pawo (Hero) is a 2016 Tibetan-language film by Marvin Litwak and Sonam Tseten, set in McLeod Ganj, chronicling the life of a young Tibetan refugee boy in India after escaping over Himalayas in search of freedom.^[1]^[2]

The film is loosely based on late Jamphel Yeshi who self-immolated in protest against human right violations in Tibet.^[3]

Pawo was premiered in India in Dharamsala on 7th Tibet Film Festival (TFF).The festival was attended by the Tibetan exile prime minister Lobsang Sangay.^[4]

^ "Pawo".
^ "Project of the Day:Pawo".
^ "A Tibetan Film on self immolation nominated for Top Honors - www.phayul.com". www.phayul.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016.
^ http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=38053&article=7th+Tibet+Film+Festival+kicks+off+with+Pawo&t=1&c=1 ^{[dead link]}

[1] "Pawo".

[2] "Project of the Day:Pawo".

[3] "A Tibetan Film on self immolation nominated for Top Honors - www.phayul.com". www.phayul.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016.

[4] ttp://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=38053&article=7th+Tibet+Film+Festival+kicks+off+with+Pawo&t=1&c=1 ^{[dead link]}

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