The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences of City University of Hong Kong is delighted to announce that the documentary film Ani Choying Drolma: Mission Impossible, directed by Professor Jennifer LIN Fen, Associate Professor of Department of Media and Communication and Associate Vice-President (Global Strategy) and her collaborator BAI Shan, has been awarded the NETPAC Award for the Best Asian/Pacific film at the 39th Warsaw International Film Festival.

The NETPAC Award is given by the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema to the best Asian feature film by juries at select international film festivals. The International Federation of Film Producers Associations recognises the Warsaw International Film Festival as one of the world’s premier accredited competitive film festivals.

Prof Lin is a sociologist and a prolific bilingual writer on media, art, technology, social and culture change. Ani Choying Drolma: Mission Impossible is the first documentary film written and co-produced by her. It narrates the story of a Nepali child Choying Drolma whose mother is forced to marry against her will and then becomes the victim of domestic violence. The child takes refuge in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery where she learns to sing. She then begins a global music odyssey after meeting a US musician. By documenting Choying Drolma’s path to becoming an influential compassionate musician and a leading voice for women in her country, the film aims to shine a light on gender inequality and female education in Nepal.

Watch the trailer on YouTube: