The Reviews Are In
Heartbreaking. Shines a light on a place and a way of life that are rapidly changing. NEW YORK TIMES
Full of suspense, vivid dangers, strong personalities and energetic tots. Surprisingly entertaining pic… seems destined for a PBS or cable airing. Thankfully eschewing sentimentality. VARIETY
Unusual intelligence, common sense, and decency; it's the rare urgent-issue movie that refuses to pummel you with the importance of its subject matter. A quiet achievement. SLANT Magazine
Extraordinary, remarkable. VILLAGE VOICE
Effective suspense and compassion. NEW YORK MAGAZINE
The debates in this country about funding for education, charter schools and test scores seem like small potatoes indeed after watching "Journey From Zanskar." CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Wondrous… A perfect, and highly imaginative complement to Hoop Dreams… It seems certain to speak to millions. Pico Iyer, author: “The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama"
Beautiful, powerful, and heart-warming… I hope the film will bring much needed assistance to the noble Zanskari people. Robert Thurman, Founder, Tibet House, NYC
Inspiring. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Compelling. NATIONAL POST (Canada)
Heart-breaking and action-packed. TORONTO GLOBE AND MAIL
Seat-of-the-pants filmmaking. NOW Magazine
Gripping… Fascinating... The sight of tiny children making their way across the frozen land is an indelible image. Cleveland Plain Dealer
Audiences will definitely root for these kids and feel for their parents. The Epoch Times
Compelling viewers to care about not only the outcome of this particular journey, but about the fate of Zanskari culture. SEE Magazine
A tale of sacrifice and devotion... This is a film that really does put our lives into perspective. Straight.com
- NOVEMBER 28,2011 - Journey from Zanskar: Frederick Marx interview
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 - The Village Voice, Andrew Schenker, "Well Worth the Trip: Trek to Keep Tibetan Culture Alive in Journey from Zanskar"
- JANUARY 21, 2011 - Martin Dunphy, Vancouver, B.C. online magazine Straight.com
- OCTOBER 5, 2010 - Pier Marton, Washington University, Film and Media Studies Program" "Journey From Zanskar"" http://piermarton.com
- OCTOBER 4, 2010 - SilkThangka.com, Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo "Journey from Zanskar to Sun Valley and beyond"" silkthangka.com
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 - SF 360, Michael Fox""Local Filmmakers Pour into Mill Valley"" www.sf360.org
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 - Duke City Fix, RigDzin Dharma Center""JOURNEY FROM ZANSKAR Duke City Fix"" www.dukecityfix.com
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 - LOCAL-IQ, by rigdzindharma""Journey From Zanskar-meet the director"" www.local-iq.com
- AUGUST 29, 2010 - Daily News & Analysis (DNA), Lhendup Gyatso Bhutia""Frederick Marx's Himalayan Odyssey"" www.dnaindia.com
- JULY 15, 2010 - SEE Magazine, Alistair Henning "To School, Both Ways Uphill: Perilous journey makes for compelling documentary" www.seemagazine.com
- JULY 9, 2010 - The Houston Chronicle, Zen T.C. Zheng "Moving mountains for a better life: Gripping documentary tells story of Tibetan Buddhist children on perilous journey across Himalayas to school" www.chron.com
- JULY 9, 2010 - The Regina Leader-Post, Chris Knight"'Journey' is Compelling, Inspiring" www.leaderpost.com
- JUNE 22, 2010 - EYEWEEKLY.com, Kieran Grant "Journey From Zanskar" www.eyeweekly.com
- JUNE 18, 2010 - Metro News, Phil Brown "Journey From Zanskar: An Ode to Human Will" www.metronews.ca/
- JUNE 17, 2010 - The Toronto Star, Jason Anderson "Journey From Zanskar: The Road to Redemption" www.thestar.com
- JUNE 17, 2010 - National Post, Chris Knight "Journey From Zanskar" www.nationalpost.com
- JUNE 17, 2010 - The Globe and Mail, Jennie Punter "Journey From Zanskar: A long, hard way to get to school" www.theglobeandmail.com
- JUNE 17, 2010 - NOW Magazine, Norman Wilner "Journey From Zanskar: Moving Story" www.nowtoronto.com
- MAY 27, 2010 - The New York Times, Tammy La Gorce "A User-Friendly Film Festival" www.nytimes.com
- MAY 12, 2010 - The Epoch Times, Joe Bendel "Documentary Review: 'Journey From Zanskar: a Monk's Vow to Children'" www.theepochtimes.com
- MAY 4, 2010 - New York Daily News "'Journey From Zanskar - A Monk's Vow To Children' at the Rubin Museum of Art" http://events.nydailynews.com
- MAY 1, 2010 - NBC New York "'Journey From Zanskar' at the Rubin Museum of Art" http://events.nbcnewyork.com
- APRIL 1, 2010 - CineSource, David L. Brown "Survey New Bay Area Docs" www.cinesourcemagazine.com
- MARCH 16, 2010 - Cleveland.com, Julie Washington, The Plain Dealer "'Journey from Zanskar' documents the quest for education at the top of the world" www.cleveland.com
- JANUARY 7, 2010 - Colorado Springs Independent, Kirsten Akens "Traveling Buddha- Hoop Dreams Filmmaker tackles Himalayan Trek in a sneak-peek documentary showing at CC" www.csindy.com
- JANUARY 6, 2010 - Colorado Springs Gazette, Mark Barna "'Hoop Dreams' filmmaker screens new documentary at CC" www.gazette.com
- DECEMBER 9, 2009 - The Huffington Post, Esther J. Cepeda "One Chicago Cellist Plus One Dalai Lama Equals a World of Compassion" www.huffingtonpost.com
- JUNE 18, 2009 - The Huffington Post, Esther J. Cepeda "Hoop Dreams Filmmaker Makes The Journey From Zanskar Via Chicago" www.huffingtonpost.com