Asian Film Festival 2010: Visualizing Tibet: Milarepa (Neten Chokling, 2006, 90 min.)

• Event Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010
• Time: 1:00 pm (CDT)
• Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free Admission

• Film

In his directorial debut, Buddhist lama Neten Chokling vividly presents the mythic story of Milarepa, the man who would become Tibet’s greatest yogi and saint. In the dramatic setting of 11th century Tibet, the young Milarepa falls into a world of betrayal and hardships. Encountering magicians, demons, an enigmatic teacher and unexpected mystical power along the way, Milarepa glows with a unique visual and spiritual charge.