Creative team

Producer · Director · Cinematographer · Writer · Editor

KRISTI TETHONG

Kristi Tethong is a Canadian filmmaker from Toronto whose work explores the power of storytelling and storykeeping. Working with intimate access and over extended periods of time, her films honour the lives and histories of people whose stories might otherwise be forgotten.

Her documentary work includes Don't Pass Me By, My Mother's Life, Becoming, Into the Woods and The Visit, which received awards and screened at international festivals. She has also produced several History and Science series for Nat Geo TV while living in the UK. She holds two Fine Arts degrees and is completing her MFA in Film at York University. Far From Home is her first feature documentary.

LOSEL TETHONG

Producer · Writer · Narrator

Born in the Tibetan refugee settlement of Mundgod in South India, Losel Tethong brings a deeply personal connection to Far From Home. As the film's narrator and co-writer, he draws on his experience as a member of the Tibetan diaspora and his own return journey to his father's homeland, connecting his family's story to the larger history and ongoing struggle of Tibet.

Losel is a Toronto-based entrepreneur and environmental strategist.

Credits

Director / Producer / Writer / Cinematographer / Editor

KRISTI TETHONG

Co-Producer / Writer / Narrator

LOSEL TETHONG

Archival 16mm Footage, Photos

TC & JUDY TETHONG FAMILY ARCHIVE

Original Music

MICHELLE OSIS

Featured Musicians

TECHUNG
KIT WALKER
TENDOR
THE RONDELLS

Additional Cinematography

ALEXANDER GRANGER
SONAM TSETEN

Additional Sound Recording

TENZIN LECKPHEL

Archival Researcher + Producer

KRISTI TETHONG

Re-recording Mixer

MICHELLE IRVING

Colour Grade + Finishing Artist

GRANT MCNAIR

Consulting Producer

SEAN FARNEL

Impact Producer

DEYDEN TETHONG

With Deepest Gratitude to

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA

  • Sound Editor

    ROSANGELA HERNANDEZ GOMEZ

    Narration Recordist

    GABE KNOX

    Advisors

    JAMYANG NORBU
    TENDOR
    LHADON TETHONG
    TENZIN GEYCHE TETHONG

    Production Consultants

    SARAH KAPOOR
    ELISA PALOSCHI

    Creative Collaborators

    MANFRED BECKER
    NICK HECTOR
    SARAH KAPOOR
    ALI KAZIMI

    Editing Consultant

    MIKE MUNN

    Translation

    RIGZIN DOLKAR
    CHOEKYI LHAMO
    DHONDUP PHUNKHANG
    TENDOR

    8mm Scans

    DIGITAL TREASURES

    16mm Scans

    FRAME DISCREET

    Motion Graphics Animator

    SHAUNA KRISTINE WASON

    Photo Retouching

    JOHN McDOUGALL

    Poster Design

    ELISA PALOSCHI

    Legal

    KATE HENDERSON LAW
    FRONT ROW INSURANCE

    Thank you for your support

    THE OFFICE OF HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA
    TSETAN SAMDUP CHHOEKYAPA

    Made possible with funding support

    CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
    ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL
    TORONTO ARTS COUNCIL

    Made in Association with

    TVO
    KNOWLEDGE NETWORK

“The film is poignant and powerful—visceral, intellectual, and human.”

Tony Nardi, Canadian actor, playwright and director