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Tibet-in-Buffalo Film Festival

The visit of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to the University at Buffalo won’t begin until September 18, but such an extraordinary event is bound to spur advance anticipation. On Thursday (March 9), Martin Scorsese’s Kundun opens a special series featuring notable films about Tibet, the Dalai Lama, and Tibetan Buddhism. A 35mm print of Scorsese’s rarely screened epic has been made specially available for this series, and will be introduced by Bruce Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Professor of American Culture. Other highlights in the series include Werner Herzog’s new documentary Wheel of Time; the family comedy The Cup (1999), whose director Khyentse Norbu is a Buddhist monk officially recognized as the reincarnation of a 19th-century Tibetan saint; and Mirage in New York, directed by Tibetan filmmaker and UB graduate Tashi Wangchuk. Screenings will feature introductory comments and will be held on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm through April 27 (with the exception of March 16) at the Market Arcade Film and Arts Centre.

Thursday, March 9 at 7:30pm. Market Arcade Film and Arts Centre, 639 Main St. (855-3022). Individual tickets: $5 general, $2.50 students/ Series tickets: $30 general, $15 students.