Tsering Wangmo, a documentary filmmaker, born and brought up in the Ladakh Tibetan settlement as one of the second generation of Tibetans living in the diaspora, has won three awards at the My Hero International Film Festival (MHIFF). Wangmo’s Conversations with My Mother won the prestigious 2019 Eva Haller Women Transforming Media (WTM) in the student division, while also being awarded first place in the Experimental category as well as the 2019 Emerging Artist Award.
MHIFF focuses on empowering people of all ages to realise their potential to effect positive change in the world through media, art and technology.
Conversations with My Mother is an experimental documentary focusing on Wangmo’s mother’s life, using narration and image in parallel to depict her past and the present. “My mother and I live different lives yet we are connected beyond [what] words can ever explain. She is my root and I am fascinated by the being that she is. […] Through visual imagery, I tried to capture the simplicity of her life and the warmth that she provides to her family,” Wangmo explained.
“The emerging artist award recognises filmmakers who show promise with their talents and storytelling skills. Tsering shows great promise,” said Wendy Millette, MHIFF Director.
Wangmo studied journalism and mass communication in India before she went on to study documentary filmmaking in New York University. After completing her Masters in Journalism there, specialising in news and documentary film production, she has made several documentaries focusing on lives of Tibetans in exile. Her documentary Tales from the Pasture, a photographic documentary of the lives of Tibetan nomads, won both the Jury Award and Audience Award at the Tibet Film Festival (TFF) Short Film Competition 2018 in Dharamshala
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