Tenzing Sonam
Directing · Director · Editor · Cinematography
Active 1992–present
Tenzing Sonam is a Tibetan film director, writer and essayist based in Dharamshala. He works through his production company, White Crane Films, which he runs with his partner, Ritu Sarin.
Filmography
State of Statelessness (2026) — DirectorThe Reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche (1992) — DirectorThe Sweet Requiem (2018) — Screenplay · DirectorThe Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (2010) — Cinematography · Producer · Director · ScreenplayWhen Hari Got Married (2013) — DirectorDreaming Lhasa (2007) — Director · WriterThe Thread of Karma (2007) — DirectorA Stranger in My Native Land (1997) — Director · Editor · Cinematography · ScreenplayDrapchi Elegy (2017) — DirectorFish Tales (1997) — DirectorThe Shadow Circus: The CIA in Tibet (1998) — Director