National Geographic Headquarters in Washington D.C. welcomed the arrival of the 3rd Annual All Roads Film Festival with a sold out opening night. Attendees filled the seats and lined the walls of the Grosvenor Auditorium as Tibet took center stage in both sound and film. With spellbounding serenity, vocalist Yungchen Lhamo wove the magic of her voice throughout the room. Interestingly, when it came time for the D.C audience to share the vocal duties in a participatory chant, attendees were relatively subdued compared with similar experiences in LA and Europe. This in no way reflected the feverent applause Lhamo recieved at the conclusion of her performace.
The mysticism continued with the Washington D.C. premiere of Milarepa. The film is an insightful journey of some of the struggles facing mankind: greed, jealousy, faith and loyalty. I am eagerly awaiting the release of Part II in 2009.
Untill then, we have tomorrow!!!
