Closing Film

Snow Leopard 雪豹 / གསའ།

Pema Tseden

2023

"Tibetan auteur Pema Tseden’s final film is a study of the tension between tradition and modernity." - Variety

11 award wins & 15 nominations including at Tokio International Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival.

An unexpected incident of a snow leopard breaking into the sheep pen of a local herder and killing nine rams not only causes a stir in the family, but also attracts a TV crew into the village.

+ Q&A with cinematographer Matthias Delvaux

Matthias Delvaux is a Belgian cinematographer. After travelling by bike in Western China, the landscapes, the people and their stories inspired him to explore Chinese independent cinema. For Snow Leopard he worked with Pema Tseden, in the desolate Tibetan plateau in Qinghai. This formed his most memorable film experience in China.

Sphinx Cinema

Friday 28 March

20:00

109 min

Drama

Language: Tibetan, Mandarin

Subtitles: English

About the Director

Pema Tseden is a Tibetan director, screenwriter and author. Most of Pema Tseden’s films were shot in Tibetan language by Tibetan teams. Widely recognized as a pioneer of the Tibetan New Wave, Pema Tseden’s body of cinematic works includes 'The Silent Holy Stones', 'The Search', 'Old Dog', 'Tharlo', 'Jinpa' and 'Balloon' amongst others. His films have been selectedat Venice, Locarno, TIFF and many other major international film festivals, winning over forty international prizes. Tseden died in 2023. 'Snow Leopard' is his last film.