TIBETcenter Chicago is pleased to present

WINDHORSE by Academy Award-winning Filmmaker Paul Wagner
& DADON DAWA DOLMA, famous Tibetan singer and main actress in WINDHORSE at

First Unitarian Society of Madison, 900 University Bay Dr., Madison WI
(608-233-9774)
on Sunday, June 23, 2002 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM.
COST
$10.00 ($15.00 at the door)
$10.00 for seniors/students at the door
Children below 12 years FREE


WINDHORSE
 Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Wagner's courageous exploration of the political and cultural oppression of Tibetan people by the Chinese regime has stirred major controversy since its first US screening in the spring of 1998. Based on true events, WINDHORSE focuses on the lives of two siblings and their cousin who as young children witnessed their Tibetan grandfather brutally murdered over his resistance of Chinese aggression. Eighteen years later, the memory of losing their grandfather has affected each of the kids very differently. On the verge of pop-stardom, Dolkar has assimilated herself comfortably into Chinese culture while her disgusted brother Dorjee's hatred of the Chinese has turned him into an embittered vagrant. Their cousin Pema has since retreated to the solace of life as a Buddhist nun, until, like her grandfather before her, she too risks her life by defying Chinese rule in Tibet. When Dolkar and Dorjee are called to help Pema, the brutal realities of Chinese occupation in Tibet strike the family once again - this time they must join forces to do everything in their power to help stop it.
About WINDHORSE, Peter Stack of San Francisco Chronicle says, "An amazing movie! A searching political drama that rips the veils off Western idealism about Tibet. A look at Tibet's spiritual core in the form of a punch in the stomach."

DADON DAWA DOLMA Dadon is a very famous Tibetan singer, not only with the Tibetans in Tibet and in exile, but also with the Chinese in Tibet. Her lucrative career as a singer in Tibet took a dramatic turn when she sang a song in praise of H.H. the Dalai Lama. Actor Harrison Ford helped her to obtain political asylum in the United States.

With my warmest "TASHI DELEK" (Tibetan greeting)

Tsering TASHI Phuri
President
TIBETcenter Chicago
6073 N. Paulina
Chicago, IL 60660
773-743-7772
E-mail: tibetcenter@aol.com
www.buddhapia.com/tibet

"I very much laud the objectives of the Chicago TIBETcenter to promote the cause of Tibet and the Tibetan culture. I believe that the success of the center will depend much on the cooperation and support of our American friends that I hope will be forthcoming. I have no doubt that if smoothly run the center will go a long way in benefiting both the Tibetans and Americans."
H. H. THE DALAI LAMA

We thank the First Unitarian Society of Madison for donating space. The art and cultural programs of the TIBETcenter are partially met with grants from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Illinois Arts Council and the Chicago Community Trust.