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
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 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