Journeys With Tibetan Medicine
Switzerland, January 2005
FILM,
Documentary,
77 min.
- directed by
- Martin Saxer
- Written by
- Martin Saxer
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.anyma.ch/journeys
The dramatic story of a family of Tibetan physicians from Buryatia Siberia. The Badmayevs brought Tibetan medicine to the West: to St Petersburg, Poland, Switzerland and the USA. They were border-dwellers who ventured to translate an Eastern Science into occidental thought and culture. Their story contains a remarkable perspective on Tibetan medicine: namely, not as an ancient healing practice, but as a dynamic body of knowledge. As the Badmayevs made their way to the West, they encountered mystically inclined aristocrats, revolutionary lamas, party members with health problems, two Polish presidents and Swiss authorities. An odyssey which spans four generations on a journey through the turmoils of the 20th century.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2005
- Original Version
- English, Russian, German (german subtitles), colour, Beta SP, 77 min.
- Production
- anyma documentaries
- Producer
- Michael Saxer, Michael Egger, Maïte Colin
- directed by
- Martin Saxer
- Written by
- Martin Saxer
- Cinematography
- Michael Egger
- Editing
- Michael Saxer
- Music
- Damian Zangger
- Location Sound Mix
- Anet Marti
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- anyma documentaries
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Docufactory GmbH
Distribution
Release date: tba
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Weltfilmtage Thusis
01.11.2005 - 06.11.2005 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
24.01.2005 - 30.01.2005