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Tenzing Sonam

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Tenzing Sonam is known for The Sweet Requiem (2018), Dreaming Lhasa (2005) and The Shadow Circus: The CIA in Tibet (1998).
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    Known for

    The Sweet Requiem (2018)
    The Sweet Requiem
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2018
    Jampa Kalsang Tamang and Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso in Dreaming Lhasa (2005)
    Dreaming Lhasa
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2005
    The Shadow Circus: The CIA in Tibet
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1998
    Everyman (1977)
    Everyman
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam, Nguyen Phuong Linh, Phi Nhung Nguyen Thi, Tenzin Phuntsok, Tenzin Tseten, Tenzin Pema, Tenzin Norbu, Thupten Dhargay, Tashi Gyatso, Kalsang Dolma, Tenzin Tsetan Choklay, Sonam Tseten, Yodon Thonden, Ray Lavers, Tenzin Choegyal, Tsering Tashi Gyalthang, Tenzin Kalden, Oanh Kieu, and Anand Bansal in State of Statelessness (2024)
      State of Statelessness
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Sweet Requiem (2018)
      The Sweet Requiem
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2018
    • When Hari Got Married (2013)
      When Hari Got Married
      7.1
      • co-director
      • 2013
    • The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (2010)
      The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom
      6.6
      • co-director
      • 2010
    • Jampa Kalsang Tamang and Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso in Dreaming Lhasa (2005)
      Dreaming Lhasa
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2005
    • The Shadow Circus: The CIA in Tibet
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Everyman (1977)
      Everyman
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1991

    Writer

    • Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam, Nguyen Phuong Linh, Phi Nhung Nguyen Thi, Tenzin Phuntsok, Tenzin Tseten, Tenzin Pema, Tenzin Norbu, Thupten Dhargay, Tashi Gyatso, Kalsang Dolma, Tenzin Tsetan Choklay, Sonam Tseten, Yodon Thonden, Ray Lavers, Tenzin Choegyal, Tsering Tashi Gyalthang, Tenzin Kalden, Oanh Kieu, and Anand Bansal in State of Statelessness (2024)
      State of Statelessness
      7.8
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • The Sweet Requiem (2018)
      The Sweet Requiem
      6.5
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (2010)
      The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Jampa Kalsang Tamang and Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso in Dreaming Lhasa (2005)
      Dreaming Lhasa
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • The Shadow Circus: The CIA in Tibet
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1998
    • Everyman (1977)
      Everyman
      6.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1991

    Producer

    • Kakthet
      • producer
      • 2025
    • The Shadow Circus: The CIA in Tibet
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1998
    • Everyman (1977)
      Everyman
      6.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1991–1994

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