Olo: The Boy from Tibet

Overview

Asylum seeking Tibetans face one of the most dangerous journeys for freedom in the world. Some lose limbs to frostbite, perish in blizzards and are arrested.

Others are shot.

Olo was six years old when he was forced to flee his home in Tibet. Leaving behind his mother, Olo's story was discovered and documented by Japanese film maker Kuku Minami who was touched by the gruelling journey faced by such a young and innocent child.

Olo: The Boy from Tibet, explores the deeply troubling friction between Chinese authorities and the millions of Tibetan's who live within the borders of China, and the potentially genocidal situation that is brewing. Providing a personal, and much needed update you on how Tibetans are surviving and maintaining their religion and culture against the odds, this 2 hour film will appropriately be shown to open Brisbane's Festival of Tibet.

Living in Dharamsala, northern India, Olo asks ''Why did my mother urge me to leave my homeland?'' The camera films him as he looks for answers.