The Lama's Son

A Lama’s priestly lineage in the high Himalaya is ending because his son, a sushi chef in New York, will not return to take over. Like him, people are migrating to distant places in search of better lives as well as to escape the deleterious effects of climate change.  Some mountains away, where development hasn’t reached, another lama performs an ancient ritual that celebrates community, supported by a unique subsistence way of life.​

Ultimately, the larger story is the slow crumbling of the high Himalaya societies popularly associated with the idyll of 'shangrila'

[Kesang Tseten, Producer and Director]​