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The Silent Manistone + The Grassland

Friday, Sep 6, 2024 at 6:30 pm

Location: Redstone Theater

The Silent Manistone 
Dir. Pema Tseden. 2002, 30 mins. China. DCP. In Tibetan with English subtitles. Pema Tseden’s first short film is a beautifully simple tale of a young monk that anticipates his first feature, The Silent Holy Stones, activating a gentle contrast between traditional Tibetan tales, monastery life, and video entertainment that seeps in from the outside world. 

 
The Grassland 
Dir. Pema Tseden. 2004, 20 mins. China. DCP. In Tibetan with English subtitles. Pema Tseden was the first Tibetan director to graduate from the Beijing Film Academy, and his graduation film is the first of many road trips in his oeuvre. As an elderly couple searches for the thief of their yak, basic moral quandaries—what is a crime, what is justice?—are revealed to be not as simple as they seem. 

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.