Tales of the Unexpected

The Trials of Telo Rinpoche (Tenzing Sonam, Ritu Sarin, U.S./India/Kalmykia, 1994).This tells of a Philadelphia boy who was recognized as a reincarnate lama andsent to a monastery in southern India to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Hisdilemma: to rebuild Buddhism in the newly independent republic of Kalmykia, hisancestral home, or to hang out in Philly with his friends. (49 mins, Color,3/4" video) The Vegetable Mob (Carla Drago, Australia,1993). First-generation Sicilian immigrants to suburban Australia have carried onthe tradition of their rural forefathers-the playful but serious sport ofcultivating the superior tomato. They'll make you a salsa you can't refuse. (7mins, Color, 35mm) State of Weightlessness (Maciej Drygas,Russia, 1994). A rare look at the Soviet space program. Cosmonauts raisephilosophical questions about our place in the universe and responsibility to ourown planet-a world of difference from the hypo-scientific approach of Americanspace travelers. Stunning space footage, and some candid talk about thepsychological effects of weightlessness. (60 mins, In Russian with Englishsubtitles, Color, 35mm)

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