How Long Is “Dancing in Amdo”?

Producer/director Carl Cimini uses the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as a timely opportunity to take a painfully honest look at the ongoing Tibet/China crisis in this documentary that attempts to convey the thoughts and motivations of key figures on both sides of the conflict. A visit to the Tibet Autonomous Region inside China allows Tibetans residing in the country an opportunity to speak candidly about the predicament, while officials from the People's Republic of China discuss their efforts to preserve Tibetan culture. A conversation with monks who live and practice in Tibet addresses issues of freedom to practice Buddhism, while a visit with Tibetans living in exile highlights their own efforts to preserve what's perceived by many as a dying culture. Later, His Holiness the 14 Dali Lama weighs in with his own views on what the future holds for Tibet, and various Officials of the Tibetan Government in Exile lament the challenges of preserving their culture from afar while living as refugees in India.