Tokyo: The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival 2025 in Tokyo featured two Tibetan films by two young Tibetan women directors: Kunsang Kyirong from Canada and Kang Deulung from Tibet. It was indeed a great achievement for the two young directors to have their film selected for the prestigious film festival.

Kunsang Kyirong’s 90-minute film “100-Sunset” is set in an apartment complex in Toronto’s Parkdale district. The film shows the daily lives of a Tibetan-Canadian community. Born and raised in Canada, the film is the directorial debut of Kunsang Kyirong. She is known for her work that combines documentary techniques with fiction to portray the impact of immigration on culture and human relationships.

Kang Deulung’s 100-minute film titled “Linka Linka (One night and three summer days)” is set in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. It is said to convey the protagonist’s emotional response when she meets her old childhood friend, with whom she has had a bitter memory in the past. Although written as Kang Deulung, it is speculated that her name in the Tibetan language may be Gangs-sdron, the snow lamp. Born in Lhasa, she is a screenwriter and director.

Both films were sold out, indicating the film viewers’ interest in Tibet-related films in Japan. Tibetans and Tibet supporters have come from different places to view the films. The film festival is from 27 October to 5 November. Kunsang Kyirong informed that she is soon leaving for Dharamsala, India, for the film festival in Dharamshala.

-Report filed by the Office of Tibet, Japan