Meltdown in Tibet

Michael Buckley SPEAKER

Michael Buckley / SPEAKER

PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS & INTERVIEWS

The filmmaker as presenter, appearing at various venues. Available to speak via Skype for presentations, workshops or interviews if unable to attend in person.

Contact: himmies757 (at) gmail.com

Some presentations:

2019

  • University of Washington
    Seattle, USA, June 2019
    Presentation on Tibet: Frontlines of Climate Change.
    Event organiser Khenrab Palden (HMIFF and Tasveer) orchestrated all the elements: samosas and wine, TIPA singer Lharik Dhakpa, screening of short documentary Meltdown in Tibet, and talks by two speakers: Michael Buckley and Tsechu Dolma. Followed by some lively Q&A.
  • Bombay Kitchen
    Vancouver, Canada, June 2019
    Presentation on World Environment Day: Why Tibet Matters.
    Canada Tibet Committee event. Full house at the Bombay Kitchen. Speakers: Michael Buckley and Tsechu Dolma. Playing the dranyen: Jampa-la. Special thanks to dedicated event organisers: Mati Bernabei, Ray, and Kunsang Chodon.

2018

  • ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival
    India, January 2018
    Panel Discussion: Waters of Contention
    With Brahma Chellaney, Humphrey Hawksley and Manoj Joshi
    Described as: 'The greatest literary show on earth'

2017

  • The British Library/JLF
    London, UK, May 2017
    Panel Discussion: Waters of Contention
    with Humphrey Hawksley and Mihir Sharma
  • Free Tibet (NGO)
    London, UK, June 2017
    Workshop: Tibet, Disrupted
    Using imagery from the digital photobook
  • Kalachakra in Bodhgaya
    India, January 2017
    Panel discussion organized by SFT India:
    Food and Water Security in South Asia
    with Tsechu Dolma and Tempa Zamlha

2016

    Festival of Tibet, Brisbane 2016
  • Festival of Tibet
    The Powerhouse,
    Brisbane, Australia, April 2016
    Panel discussion: Tibet, Climate Change, and our Common Future, with Tsering Dorje (formerly of Tibet Watch), Kirsten Lovejoy, and Dr Simon Bradshaw (ATC)
  • Ottawa Tibet Film Festival
    Mayfair Theatre,
    Ottawa, Canada, March 2016
    Presentation: Plundering Tibet
    Documentary screening with Q&A

2015

  • Irrawaddy Literary Festival
    Mandalay, Burma, May 2015
    Presentation: Meltdown in Tibet
    Documentary screening with Q&A
  • Tibet Museum + SFT India
    Dharamsala, India, February 2015
    Presentation: Plundering Tibet
    Documentary screening with Q&A
  • Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival
    Kolkata, India, January 2015
    Presentation: Meltdown in Tibet
    Documentary screening, interview, Q&A +
    Book launch for Meltdown in Tibet
  • Foreign Correspondents Club
    Delhi, India, January 2015
    Presentation: Meltdown in Tibet
    Documentary screening with Q&A +
    Book launch for Meltdown in Tibet

2014

  • Royal Geographical Society
    Hong Kong, November 2014
    Presentation: Meltdown in Tibet
    Documentary screening plus Q&A +
    Book launch for Meltdown in Tibet
  • Open Book, Timothy Oulton's
  • Open Book Asia, Timothy Oulton’s,
    Hong Kong, November 2014
    Wine and cheese
    + book launch Meltdown in Tibet
    with interview, Q&A
  • Foreign Correspondents Club
    Hong Kong, December 2014
    Lunch presentation: Meltdown in Tibet
    Talk about the book, followed by Q&A
  • Singapore Literary Festival
    November 2014
    Panel: with Barry Lopez +
    Presentation: Meltdown in Tibet
    Documentary screening with Q&A
    Book launch for Meltdown in Tibet

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