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A Thread Cross Films Production / An Orient Foundation for Arts and Culture release.


TIBET:

A Buddhist Trilogy

UK | 1979 & 2005 | colour | Tibetan with English commentary and sub-titles | 134 minutes

Written and Directed by
GRAHAM COLEMAN

Produced and Photographed by
DAVID LASCELLES

Lighting and Additional Photography by
MIKE WARR

Location Sound Recording by
ROBIN BROADBANK

Edited by
PIP HEYWOOD

Original Translations for Part I and Commentary read by
THUPTEN JINPA

For their help and kindness during the making of the film
our thanks go out to:

H.H. THE DALAI LAMA
H.H. DUDJOM RINPOCHE , H.H. SAKYA TRIZIN
H.H. GYALWA KARMAPA

TARIK TULKU
and the monks of the Phulwary Sakya Monastery

TIKSEY RINPOCHE
and the monks of Tiksey Monastery

GESHE NGAWANG LEGDEN
and the monks of Sera Monastic University

THEPO TULKU, SOGYAL RINPOCHE, LAMA THUBTEN YESHE,
GESHE TASHI TSERING, TEMPA TSERING, LOBSANG GYALTSEN,
TSERING WANGYAL, TASHI GYALTSEN, AKHBAR LADAKHI, PHUNTSOG WANGYAL

Original Translations for Parts II & III by
GLENN MULLIN

Paintings of Buddha Shakyamuni and Tara Courtesy of
H.H. THE DALAI LAMA, ATO RINPOCHE, SHERAB PALDEN BERU,
THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM

Image of Guhyasamaja Courtesy of
THE SHELLEY AND DONALD RUBIN FOUNDATION COLLECTION
www.himalayanart.org

Mandala of Guhyasamaja Still Images Courtesy of
FONDATION ALEXANDRA DAVID-NEEL

Painting of Hayagriva by
ROBERT BEER

Prayer Wheel Artwork
CHOKI HANDICRAFTS, BHUTAN

Graphics
BIG SQUID

Digitally Re-mastered at
SOHO IMAGES

Colour Graded by
DAVE KELLY

Video Colourist
ROB WIKENS

Post-production Facilities
FILMS @ 59

Sound Mixed by
ANDREW WILSON

On-line editor
PATRICK BARRY

Web and Print Design
ONE TO ONE DEVELOPMENT TRUST

With special thanks to the
NATIONAL FILM ARCHIVE
for looking after our master material so well for so long.

Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy, Part II, was made with the kind financial assistance of
THE ARTS COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN

Film makers