Asian Film Festival 2010: Visualizing Tibet: Unmistaken Child (Nati Baratz, 2008, 102 min.)

• Event Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
• Time: 7:00 pm (CDT)
• Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free Admission

• Film

Discussion led by Alexander L. Mayer (Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures and Religious Studies, UI).

Unmistaken Child follows a Tibetan monk’s four-year search for the reincarnation of his beloved teacher, which leads to a remarkable quest on foot, mule and even helicopter, through breathtaking landscapes and remote traditional Tibetan villages. Along the way, he listens to stories about young children with special characteristics, and performs rarely seen ritualistic tests designed to determine the likelihood of reincarnation.

All Festival films are in Chinese or Tibetan with English subtitles. Seating will be first come, first served, and theater will be cleared between screenings.

Special Guests: Elliot Sperling, Associate Professor, Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Arjia Rinpoche, Director, Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center, Bloomington, IN Lynn True, Film Director, Summer Pasture

Co-sponsors: Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH), Weber State University, Kham Film Project, AsiaPacificFilms, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies UI

Supported with funding from the U.S. Department of Education National Research Centers Program