Journeys With Tibetan Medicine

Switzerland, January 2005
FILM, Documentary, 77 min.

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directed by
Martin Saxer
Written by
Martin Saxer
Status
In distribution
Website
www.anyma.ch/journeys

The dramatic story of a family of Tibetan physicians from Buryatia Siberia. The Badmayevs brought Tibetan medicine to the West: to St Petersburg, Poland, Switzerland and the USA. They were border-dwellers who ventured to translate an Eastern Science into occidental thought and culture. Their story contains a remarkable perspective on Tibetan medicine: namely, not as an ancient healing practice, but as a dynamic body of knowledge. As the Badmayevs made their way to the West, they encountered mystically inclined aristocrats, revolutionary lamas, party members with health problems, two Polish presidents and Swiss authorities. An odyssey which spans four generations on a journey through the turmoils of the 20th century.

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World Premiere
January 2005
Original Version
English, Russian, German (german subtitles),  colour, Beta SP, 77 min.
Production
anyma documentaries
Producer
Michael Saxer, Michael Egger, Maïte Colin
directed by
Martin Saxer
Written by
Martin Saxer
Cinemato­graphy
Michael Egger
Editing
Michael Saxer
Music
Damian Zangger
Location Sound Mix
Anet Marti

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