Please note: This event is currently sold out, but we’d still love to have you. Walk-ins are welcome on a first-come, first-served basis, as space allows.
Join us for a screening of Daughter of the Light (2024), a deeply moving feature documentary by Tibetan filmmaker Khashem Gyal. The film follows a thirteen-year-old girl named Metok as she navigates the emotional complexities of her parents’ divorce in a rural town, set against the backdrop of generational and social change. A panel discussion will follow the screening.
This event is part of the Asia in Action series and is presented in conjunction with the Tibetan Education: Theory and Praxis workshop on April 24, 2026.
Speaker:
Khashem Gyal, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia School of the Arts; Asia in Action Fellow, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Moderator:
Ron Gregg, Film and Media Studies, Columbia School of the Arts
Discussant:
Nelson Walker, Maysles Documentary Center
This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and co-sponsored by the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, Film and Media Studies at the School of the Arts, and the C.V. Starr East Asian Library.
Watch the official trailer below:
