from left to right: Tenzin Sedon, Jigme Trinley, and Tenzin Dazel

A roundtable discussion with Tibetan filmmakers Tenzin Sedon, Jigme Trinley, and Tenzin Dazel.

Moderator: Lauran Hartley, Director, Modern Tibetan Studies Program

Discussants:
Jigme Trinley, Director, One and Four
Tenzin Sedon, Director, A Road of Prayer
Tenzin Dazel, Director, Royal Cafe
Riga Shakya, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Heyman Center for the Humanities; Lecturer, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures 
Ron Gregg, Senior Lecturer, Film and Media Studies, School of the Arts
Ying Qian, Associate Professor in Chinese Film and Media, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

---

This roundtable is a part of:

LEGACIES: Pema Tseden & New Tibetan Cinema Series Finale—Films by the Next Generation

This weekend program was the finale of a year-long tribute series entitled, "LEGACIES: Pema Tseden & New Tibetan Cinema," co-sponsored by Columbia University’s Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Modern Tibetan Studies Program, and Department of Film and Media Studies. Pema Tseden (1969-2023) was a pioneer of the Tibetan New Wave cinema and inspired a new generation of Tibetan filmmakers.