Tag Archives: Tibet

Update! See What Has Become of the Nomad Family Portrayed in Summer Pasture

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Locho, Yama, and Pale Chubby Baby … where are they now? Lynn True, co-director of Summer Pasture, provided us with these fantastic video updates from the Tibetan plateau in which we discover what has happened to the nomad family in … Continue reading →

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Nomads’ Land: Interactive Map

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Rebecca Huval

Our ancestors were nomads, but today, out of 6.8 billion people, only 30 million lead migratory lives. Summer Pasture (tonight on Independent Lens at 10 PM  — check local listings ) spotlights a nomadic family in the grasslands of Dzachukha in eastern Tibet. Locho, his … Continue reading →

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Finding a Familiar Humanity Half a World Away

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

The filmmaking juggernaut of Lynn True, Nelson Walker, and Tsering Perlo dropped by the Independent Lens offices in between trips to Tibet to visit with Locho and Yama, the couple at the heart of their documentary Summer Pasture, which premieres … Continue reading →

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