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The Silent Holy Stones

Friday, Sep 6, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Location: Redstone Theater

Dir. Pema Tseden. 2005, 99 mins. China. DCP. In Tibetan with English subtitles. With Luosang Danpai, Living Buddha Juhuancang. During Losar, Tibetan New Year, a very young Tibetan lama living in a monastery in Qinghai discovers the delights of binge-watching a Chinese TV serial, The Tansen Lama (aka Xi you ji, aka Journey to the West). He shuttles between watching the shows at home and in his monastery with his friend the Tulku (a seven-year-old living Buddha), and attends—and hilariously, interrupts—a live traditional Tibetan opera on the life of Prince Drime Kundun. The little monk starts to explore and integrate the various parts of his identity, as he’s pulled in various directions: by traditional and contemporary society, by folk opera and modern media, by a life apart from and one that flows through the secular world. 

Tickets: $15 / $11 senior and students / $9 youth (ages 3–17) / discounted for MoMI members ($7–$11). There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. 

Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.