My Lens, My Land

My Lens, My Land

Ke Chen • 2024

Duration: 00:23:06
Language: Tibetan Amdo dialect
Subtitles: Chinese, English
Country/Region: United States

On the Tibetan Plateau, nomad Daze uses his camera to rediscover his homeland. As he documents traditions and the changes reshaping the land, filmmaking becomes a tool for expression and action. Moving from observer to advocate, he leaves a gentle yet powerful echo for his people and the plateau.

Non-Fiction Anthropology Film Female Director
Tibetan Nomadic Life Land Use & Conservation Self-representation Through Media

AWARDS & FESTIVALS

Nordic Anthropological Film Association International Ethnographic Film Festival

North Macedonia

2025

Incontri con il Cinema Buddhista

Italy

2025

Royal Anthropological Institute Film Festival

United Kingdom

2025

Asian Movie Night Spring

Netherlands

2025

Colorado Environmental Film Festival

United States

2025

Prague Film Awards 2025

Czech Republic

2025

China Documentary Academy Awards 2024

China

2024

Beijing International Short Film Festival

China

2024

Special Jury Award

Anchorage International Film Festival

United States

2024

Best Short Documentary

Toronto International Women Film Festival

Canada

2024

CAST & CREW

Ke Chen Ke Chen

Director

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

Ke Chen

Ke Chen

Director

As human expansion and climate change shrink natural habitats, the land struggles to rejuvenate. Amidst this fragility, Daze’s camera, a rare presence on the grassland, does more than document; it sparks reflection and quiet action.The Tibetan nomadic philosophy of living in harmony with all beings, combined with the camera’s power to inspire change, moved me to pick up my own camera. Not just to witness, but to join the conversation between people, land, and the future.

TRAILER

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FILM STILLS

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