Next Life
A Tibetan family seeks moments of “temporary happiness” while living in exile in suburban America. As their father suffers from a mysterious inner pain rooted in childhood trauma, they turn to Buddhist teachings on death and rebirth, finding solace in the belief that in his next life he will be reborn as a bird in Tibet.
Thank you to our screening partners: Philadelphia Asian American Film Foundation
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Tenzin Phuntsog
Director
Tenzin Phuntsog is a San Francisco-based artist and filmmaker. His work has been recently featured at the Berlinale Forum Expanded, IFFR Rotterdam, Edith Russ Haus, Redcat Los Angeles, EMAF, Seoul Media City Biennale, Experimenta, and the Tang Museum. He is currently developing his second feature “Sentient Beings” at SFFILM Film House Residency.
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 73 minutes
- Country
- United States, Mexico
- Language
- Tibetan, English, Mandarin
- Director
- Tenzin Phuntsog
- Producer
- Jonathan Witz, Tenzin Phuntsog
- Executive Producer
- Carlos Reygadas, Ben Conrad
- Cast
- Konchok Tenzin, Lobsang Tashi, Sonam Gagya, Tenzin Phurpatsang, Tsekyi Dolma Phuntsog, Tsewang Migyur Khangsar, Yanbin Zhao
- Cinematographer
- Tenzin Phuntsog
- Editor
- Tenzin Phuntsog
- Animator
- VFX by Hyphenate, Douglas Riggs, Travis Button
- Sound Design
- Arturo Salazar “Frosty”, María Alejandra Rojas, Maluz Orozco
- Premiere
- North America