Documentary Competition

IN SEARCH OF ZHANG ZHUNG
Alex Gabbay, NEPAL, GB, 2003, 60', col., video
Director Alex Gabbay
Screenplay Subina Shrestha
Cameraman Manod Shrestha, Jacqueline St. Jacques, Alex Gabbay
Music Sunil Bardewa, Sharad Gurung, Sur Sudha, i monaci dei monasteri di Triten Norbutse e di Menri
Production Thomas Kelley per Commission Kalpaz Foundation, Oxford University

An American photographer accompanied by Glek, a Bon monk, are searching for the ancient kingdom of Zhang Zhung, the birthplace of the religion Bon, centuries before. Leaving from Kathmandu, the two skirt across the slopes of Mount Kailash meeting shamans and some odd characters. These encounters create a better understanding of the religion Bon, a religious denomination older than Buddhism.

DIRECTOR
Alex Gabbay is a cameraman and director for BBC world. He lives and works in Asia and he has almost completed a doctorate in documentary studies. Among his documentaries are "Un Amor Sin la Vida", "The Doctor's Story", "It takes a Village", "Kathmandu Untold Story", all produced in 2002, whereas in 2001, he produced: "A Fistful of Rice" and "Doctors Story".

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