Daughters of Dolma, a student documentary

I have just heard from a group of enterprising and engaged students from (not too far from Bristol) St. Andrews in Scotland. Together they journeyed to Nepal with a mission to create the best documentary on contemporary Tibetan nuns available today. Have a look, stay tuned for the full feature, and give ’em some support if you can.

We took our bags and camera to Nepal last June 2011 to make a film about nuns. Through this film, we want to depict them as full human beings beyond their spirituality and red robes. We also want to question many misinformed assumptions about monastic life, and offer another perspective through the nuns’ own personal narratives. Most of all, we want to show that they are unique individuals, bound together by their vows yet differentiated from each other by their unique personalities and backgrounds. This film will take strength from the personal stories and interviews with the nuns and their families that will touch the hearts and minds of the audience. It will be released in Spring 2012 but the official film trailer is ready.

We may just be a group of 6 undergraduates but our dreams are high. We are determined to produce a masterpiece that will set a higher standard on what a group of passionate and forward-looking undergraduates can collectively produce. Despite this film being our first documentary, we would like it to become an inspiration and example for other people to emulate.  We have been grateful to receive the support and trust of various foundations, such as the University of St Andrews, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, Spalding Trust UK, Richardson Foundation and Rogue Productions, and hopefully, you too could help us by raising awareness for this worthwhile project.

www.daughtersofdolma.com (not up as of Dec 13, but coming soon)