Blue Kangling

About The Project

Death is one of the most elusive and taboo concepts. It’s permanence and uncertainty have mystified and confounded humans for millennia. One aspect however, that we know for certain, is one day we will all die.

Tibetan Buddhist have multifaceted explanations, theories and practices around their concept of death and what happens to a consciousness once it collapses into darkness. Thousands of years of meditation, teachings and living in extreme conditions have given way to rich existential theories built on basic human truths.

Blue Kangling is a film that uncovers the collective consciousness of death for Tibetan Buddhist. It is an observational approach revealing individuals who shape, influence and live according to this knowledge. Understanding is established through intimate portraits of commoners, as well as the philosophical and culturally enlightened who offer meaning and insight behind Tibetan Buddhism. Exploring rituals and practices from generations past, we uncover early cultural influences and explanations that answer the existential questions, “Why are they here?” and “Where will they will ultimately go?”

A short distraction from searching for the meaning of death in an unforgiving Himalayan landscape.

Winner Documentary Film, Vigin Spring Cinefest, Kolkata, India, 2020
Winner Honorable Mention, Top Shorts, Los Angeles, California, 2020
Winner Best Documentary, TMFF, London, UK, 2020

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Matt Blackburn
Director | Screenwriter | Creative Director

Ehsan Abbasi
Cinematographer | Editor

Nick Mills
Producer

Aashish Shrestha
Line Producer | On-Set Translator

Naresh Kumar KC
Assistant Director

Thomas Kurian
Sound Recordist

Tsepak Rigzin
Cultural Advisor | Translator

Jeremiah Cymerman
Composer