OTHERS BEFORE SELF
Film poster for "Others Before Self" with film quotes and awards. Two children in a classroom watch their teacher as they learn to meditate.
OTHERS BEFORE SELF
Film poster for "Others Before Self" with film quotes and awards. Two children in a classroom watch their teacher as they learn to meditate.
The kids at Tibetan Children's Village share their story of the occupation of Tibet, impart the wisdom of their culture and yearn to return to their homeland

OTHERS BEFORE SELF

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Best Documentary Award - Socially Relevant Film Festival, NYC,  Liberty International Movie Festival, Seoul, | Best Director Nominee - Seattle Film Festival | "moving, beautifully filmed" - CineFile

Tibetan Buddhism • Nonviolence by Refugees • Human Rights • Youth Voices • Anthropology 

Date of Completion: 2022 | Run Time: 54 minutes​​ | Language: English and Tibetan | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: Seth McClellanProducer: Seth McClellan

Learn how child refugees keep their culture alive after China took their country. The kids at Tibetan Children's Village tell the story of the occupation of Tibet and show how their school teaches the wisdom of their culture and helps them work towards returning to their homeland. Deeply rooted in Tibetan Buddhism and traditions, these young voices rise up in hope and anger as they work to keep their way of life in the face of the Chinese occupation. An intimate and visually stunning portrait of the lives, history and beliefs of the young refugees at Tibetan Children's Village in the Indian Himalayas.

Cine File
"this moving, beautifully filmed documentary."

Tencho Gyatso, International Campaign for Tibet
"By watching this beautiful documentary, you are sure to come away with gratitude and joy in your heart."

AWARDS
Best Documentary Award | Socially Relevant Film Festival, NYC
Best Documentary Award | Liberty International Movie Festival, Seoul
Best Karma Award | Awareness Film Festival
Best Socio-Political Film Award | Helsinki Educational Film Festival
Best Director Nominee | Seattle Film Festival